decamp

verb

de·​camp di-ˈkamp How to pronounce decamp (audio)
dē-
decamped; decamping; decamps

intransitive verb

1
: to break up a camp
2
: to depart suddenly : abscond
decampment noun

Examples of decamp in a Sentence

She took the papers and decamped. He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.
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The studio’s longtime box-office rainmaker Christopher Nolan, meanwhile, decamped to Universal to make his next billion-dollar movie, Oppenheimer. Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025 Ellen DeGeneres, who decamped last year for the U.K., recently clashed with locals in her town for proposing an extension that would potentially disturb ancient Roman remains. Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Apr. 2025 Now, the band members are flung across the world, with songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Pat Goodwin and bassist Carrie Goodwin decamping to Denmark to start a family, and lead singer Al Menne moving to Los Angeles. James Factora, Them., 2 Apr. 2025 Near the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden, many of the world's automakers have testing facilities where their research and development teams decamp to Monday through Friday for weeks on repeat during the winter months. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for decamp

Word History

Etymology

French décamper, from Middle French descamper, from des- de- + camper to camp

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of decamp was in 1676

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“Decamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decamp. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

decamp

verb
de·​camp di-ˈkamp How to pronounce decamp (audio)
1
: to pack up gear and leave a camp
2
: to depart suddenly : abscond
decamped with the funds
decampment noun

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