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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

/ ɪˈæ /

verb

  1. to leave a camp; break camp

  2. to depart secretly or suddenly; abscond

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • decampment noun
  • ˈ賾Գ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of decamp1

1670–80; < French é, equivalent to é- dis- 1 + camper to encamp; camp 1
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Musk recently decamped from the Trump administration and has spent the days since his departure trashing Trump and the GOP over their massive spending bill.

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He said sheriff’s deputies at about 1 p.m. asked him to leave his house, and he decamped to the Cactus Bar to wait out the search.

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Immigration and births aren’t keeping up with the Golden Staters decamping for Texas and other states that boast a better cost of living.

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So at 11, she and her mother decamped to the city.

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Things went whoosh! and she signed with legendary agent John Casablancas, then decamped to New York, where she worked for Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and virtually every other fashion magazine on the newsstand.

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