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    decamp
    /ˌdiːˈkamp/

    verb

    • 1. leave a place suddenly or secretly: "now he has decamped to Hollywood" Similar abscondmake offrun offrun awayOpposite return
    • 2. break up or leave a military camp: "the armies of both chiefs had decamped" Similar strike one's tentsbreak campmove onOpposite encamp

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDECAMP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › decampDecamp Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondecamp verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › decampDecamp - definition of decamp by The Free Dictionary

    1. To depart secretly or suddenly. 2. To depart from a camp or camping ground. [French décamper, from Old French descamper, to strike camp : des-, de- + camper, to camp (from camp, camp; see camp1 ).] de·camp′ment n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › decampDecamp - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDECAMP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. to break or leave camp. 2. to go away suddenly and secretly; run away. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. decampment (deˈcampment)

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › decampDECAMP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDECAMP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › decampDecamp Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. decamped, decamping, decamps. To break or leave camp. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To go away suddenly and secretly; run away.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › decampdecamp | meaning of decamp in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    decamp meaning, definition, what is decamp: to leave a place quickly: Learn more.