1. Lost in thought; showing preoccupation
   "an abstracted stare";
   - absent, absentminded, scatty [Brit, informal]

1. Consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
   "The philosopher attempted to abstract the concept of justice"
    
2. Consider apart from a particular case or instance
   "Let's abstract away from this particular example"
    
3. Give an abstract (of)
   "The librarian abstracted the key points from the research paper"; "He abstracted the main ideas from the lengthy report"
    
4. [informal] Take by theft
   "He was going to abstract the phone someone had left behind";
   - hook [informal], snitch [informal], thieve, cop [informal], knock off [informal], glom [N. Amer, informal], boost [N. Amer, informal], pilfer, cabbage [archaic, informal], purloin [informal], pinch [Brit, informal], snarf [N. Amer, informal], swipe [informal], sneak [informal], filch [informal], nobble [Brit, informal], lift [informal], nick [Brit, informal], snatch [informal], whip [Brit, informal], blag [Brit, informal]

See also: inattentive, unattentive [rare]

Type of: consider, look at, reckon, regard, rip [N. Amer, informal], rip off [informal], run over, see, steal, sum up, summarise [Brit], summarize, take, view

Encyclopedia: Abstracted