encamp

[ en-kamp ]
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verb (used without object)
  1. to settle or lodge in a camp.

verb (used with object)
  1. to make into a camp.

  2. to lodge or place in a camp.

Origin of encamp

1
First recorded in 1540–50; en-1 + camp1

Other words from encamp

  • un·en·camped, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for encamp

encamp

/ (ɪnˈkæmp) /


verb
  1. to lodge or cause to lodge in a camp

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