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1. Lost in thought; showing preoccupation
   - absent, absentminded, scatty [Brit]

1. Consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
    
2. Make off with belongings of others
   - pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch [Brit], snarf [N. Amer], swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble [Brit], lift, nick [Brit]
    
3. Consider apart from a particular case or instance
   "Let's abstract away from this particular example"
    
4. Give an abstract (of)

See also: abstractedness, abstraction, abstractive, abstractor, inattentive

Type of: consider, deal, look at, reckon, regard, resume, run over, see, steal, sum up, summarise [Brit], summarize, take, view

Encyclopedia: Abstract