decamp
Use Decamp in a sentence
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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decamp (dɪˈkæmp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to leave a camp; break camp |
| 2. | to depart secretly or suddenly; abscond |
| de'campment | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Some, however, are being offered double that to decamp to rivals.
If they suspect that universities, too, are full of spooks they will decamp.
If taxes or costs increase in a country, multinationals simply decamp.
The tents and the tent-life are more interesting for the moment than objects which cannot decamp.
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