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   De·camp

   /dēˈkamp/

   

   verb

   • 1. depart suddenly or secretly, especially to relocate one's business or household in another area: "now he has decamped to Hollywood" Similar abscondmake offrun offrun awayfleebolttake offtake flightdisappearvanishslip awaysteal awaysneak awaybeat a hasty retreatescapemake a run for itmake one's getawayleavedepartmake oneself scarceinformal:splitscramskedaddlevamooseskipcut and runmake trackspush offshove offclear offhightail ithotfoot itshow a clean pair of heelsdo a bunkdo a runnerdo a moonlight flitdo a disappearing acthead for the hillsfly the cooptake French leavego AWOLscarpertake a powdergo on the lamlight outbug outpeel outcut outinformal, dated:hook itOpposite return
   • ▪ break up or leave a military camp: "the armies of both chiefs had decamped" Similar strike one's tentsbreak campmove onOpposite encamp

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French décamper, from dé- (expressing removal) + camp ‘camp’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. decampment noun

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   1. : to break up a camp. 2. : to depart suddenly : abscond. decampment. di-ˈkamp-mənt. dē- noun. Examples of decamp in a Sentence. She took the papers and decamped. He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.

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   DECAMP meaning: 1. to leave suddenly and unexpectedly, usually without telling anyone: 2. to leave suddenly and…. Learn more.

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   Definition of decamp verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Decamp definition: to depart from a camp; to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground. See examples of DECAMP used in a sentence.

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   DECAMP definition: 1. to leave suddenly and unexpectedly, usually without telling anyone: 2. to leave suddenly and…. Learn more.

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   When you decamp, you leave or depart very suddenly, or in secret. If your rent in Brooklyn keeps going up, you may decide to decamp to New Jersey. Use the verb decamp when people scram — especially when they relocate a household or a business to a new location.

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   4 days ago · decamp in American English. (dɪˈkæmp) intransitive verb. 1. to depart from a camp; to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground. We decamped before the rain began. 2. to depart quickly, secretly, or unceremoniously. The band of thieves decamped in the night.