to decamp
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8.5
- verb
- /dɪˈkæmp/
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- The tenant decamped without arranging for a charwoman to clear up after him.
- decamp to Hollywood
- decamped from home
Examples
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You should definitely decamp to Idaho and find yourself a cave or bunker to hunker down in.
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The family stayed in Quaker housing there for a few weeks, then decamped for a Quaker colony at Haverford, Pa.
Blog text (31) -
We can decamp and be out of here within the week.
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If anything, the young with children will have to decamp in order to afford anything more than a condo or apartment.
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Every summer, the Royal family just decamped to the Scottish Highlands, and it's actually said that it's one of the Queen's favorite places to be.
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And as populations decamp from the suburbs and the metroplexes, these are places that might attract them.
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The tenants have decamped.
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In the nineteenth century, Manhattanites used to decamp for the summer to grand mansions on Clinton Avenue, a few blocks away.
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After picking up fine china at the Crown house on Michigan, fearing prosecution, he'd decamped from Frankel's without giving notice.
Fiction book (1993) -
The children planned to decamp from the campsite before sunrise to avoid detection.
Synonyms
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3.7
To leave a place or person suddenly, often without saying goodbye
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3.7
To leave a place quickly and secretly to avoid trouble
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3.7
To leave a place quietly so no one notices you
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2.0
Leave a place suddenly, often to avoid someone or something
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2.3
To run away suddenly to escape danger
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3.8
To leave a place quietly without anyone noticing
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4.0
Leave a place quietly so others do not notice
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3.4
To leave a place quietly without anyone noticing
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8.1
Leave a place suddenly and secretly to avoid trouble or debt
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6.4
To run away quickly after stealing or committing a crime
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3.6
To leave a place quietly without being noticed
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7.2
To leave a place quickly and quietly to avoid something you should do
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7.9
To leave a place suddenly without permission
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8.5
To leave quickly and secretly with money or things to avoid being caught
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4.4
Leave a place quickly to avoid being caught after causing or seeing trouble
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6.6
Leave a place quickly because people are angry or you are in trouble
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6.3
To leave a meeting or party quietly so no one notices
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8.2
To leave a place quickly to escape danger
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9.8
To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble
To leave a place quickly and secretly, often taking things or someone
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Decamp comes from French parts de- meaning 'away' and camp meaning 'camp' or a place where soldiers stay; think of troops leaving their camp quickly. So, to decamp now means to leave a place suddenly and often secretly, like escaping before you are caught.