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   decamp

   /ˌdiːˈkamp/

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   • 1. leave a place suddenly or secretly: "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
   • 2. 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’.

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   • 1. decampment noun

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   Where did the word 'camp' come from?

   • The word was originally a military term, literally meaning "leave camp," from the French décamper, from des-, "apart or away," and camp, "open space for military exercises." "Decamp."

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   What does it mean to decamp?

   • to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground: The army decamped and moved south. to depart hastily and often secretly: The treasurer decamped with all the money. to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground: We decamped before the rain began. to depart quickly, secretly, or unceremoniously: The band of thieves decamped in the night.

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   What does decampment mean?

   • 1. to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground. 2. to depart hastily and secretly. de•camp′ment, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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   What does decamper mean?

   • To depart secretly or suddenly. 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 ).] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   Decamp means to leave suddenly and unexpectedly, usually without telling anyone. Learn how to use this informal verb in different contexts, see examples from the Hansard archive and find translations in other languages.

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     DECAMP meaning: 1. to leave suddenly and unexpectedly,...

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     DECAMP translate: 不辞而别，偷偷溜走. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Decamp means to break up a camp or to depart suddenly. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of this verb from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Decamp means to leave suddenly and unexpectedly, usually without telling anyone. Learn how to use this informal verb in different contexts and see translations in other languages.

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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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   Decamp means to leave a camp or to depart secretly or suddenly. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, collocations, and usage of decamp with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Decamp means to depart from a camp or a place, often quickly or secretly. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of decamp from Dictionary.com.

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   Decamp means to leave a place suddenly, often secretly. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts with pictures, pronunciation and synonyms.