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decamp
[
dih-
kamp
]
Origin
de·camp
/
dɪˈkæmp
/
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[
dih-
kamp
]
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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.
Origin:
1670–80;
<
French
décamper,
equivalent to
dé-
dis-
1
+
camper
to encamp;
see
camp
1
Related forms
de·camp·ment,
noun
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decamp
(dɪˈkæmp)
—
vb
1.
to leave a camp; break camp
2.
to depart secretly or suddenly; abscond
de'campment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
decamp
1670s, from Fr. décamper, earlier descamper, earlier descamper, from des- (see
dis-
) + camper (see
camp
(1)). Non-military use is from 1751.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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