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decamp

[ dih-kamp ]

verb (used without object)

  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.



decamp

/ »åɪˈ°ìæ³¾±è /

verb

  1. to leave a camp; break camp
  2. to depart secretly or suddenly; abscond
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • »å±ðˈ³¦²¹³¾±è³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å±ð·³¦²¹³¾±èm±ð²Ô³Ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of decamp1

1670–80; < French »å鳦²¹³¾±è±ð°ù, equivalent to »åé- dis- 1 + camper to encamp; camp 1
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Oo Oo had refused to decamp and took shelter in the village monastery instead, knowing that the military would not attack Buddhist sites.

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For the unaware, the former talk show host revealed that she has decamped the United States for Ireland in a nearly 10-minute video shared to TikTok on Tuesday.

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In contrast, British media primed U.K. readers and American royalists to despise Meghan before she and Prince Harry decamped for Canada.

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Undeterred by this vote of no confidence, both actors decamped to New York where they shared a flat with another aspiring thespian, Robert Duvall.

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As the fire grew Tuesday, they decided to decamp to a friend’s house farther away, in Venice.

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