de camp
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.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to leave a camp; break camp |
| 2. | to depart secretly or suddenly; abscond |
| de'campment | |
| —n | |
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