decamp

verb

de·camp | \di-ˈkamp,

dē-\

Definition of decamp

intransitive verb

1 : to break up a camp

2 : to depart suddenly : abscond

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She took the papers and decamped. He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.

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The pair met in Seoul where Kabachenko was working as a model and recently decamped to New York to relaunch the label as Wood House Army. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "A Designer With a Military Past Looks for Peace," 11 July 2018 After a few years, Angelo decamped and opened another A’s location 50 miles south, in beachy Dana Point. — Lauren Smiley, WIRED, "The Mission to Build the Ultimate Burger Bot," 21 June 2018 His best friend decamped to Texas and a home twice as big. — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, "California GOP has a lot riding on 2 candidates for governor," 19 May 2018 But over the decades many of the big names have decamped for Midtown. — Keiko Morris, WSJ, "Deutsche Bank to Leave Wall Street for Midtown Manhattan," 4 May 2018 Raf Simons, for the last few seasons the highlight of New York’s men’s fashion week, recently announced his intentions to decamp back to Paris for his shows. — Matthew Schneier, New York Times, "If He Can Make It Here, He’ll Make It Anywhere," 7 June 2018 Men such as Kevin Spacey and Bill O’Reilly are still banished from film and media, and have decamped to their mansions. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, "Harvey Weinstein's Arrest Is Just the Opening Scene," 31 May 2018 After the visit, Trump will decamp to Finland for a one-on-one with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16. — Joshua Hafner, USA TODAY, "U.S. embassy warns Americans to 'keep a low profile' in London during Trump visit," 10 July 2018 That fruitful episode involved revisiting a low-fi concept album McMicken and Leaman recorded in the 1990s about a man who attempts to escape his humdrum existence by decamping to the place that gave the album its name: The Psychedelic Swamp. — Dan Deluca, Philly.com, "Dr. Dog return with 'Critical Equation,' get set to play biggest ever Philly show," 21 June 2018

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