decamp

verb

de·​camp di-ˈkamp 

dē-

decamped; decamping; decamps

intransitive verb

1

: to break up a camp

2

: to depart suddenly : abscond

decampment

di-ˈkamp-mənt 

dē-

noun

Examples of decamp in a Sentence

She took the papers and decamped.

He decamped to Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.

Recent Examples on the Web

His parents joined the brothers a couple of years later, and the family decamped to Oregon, where Huang would excel at school and eventually attend Oregon State University, majoring in electrical engineering. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

For some 20 summers, the fashion executive, whose resume spans Thom Browne, Alexander Wang, and Marc Jacobs, had decamped to the same unassuming Provençal villa in the hills above Beaulieu-sur-Mer, where the Mediterranean unfurls below. — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026

In the summer of 2018, Zapcic decamped for the western castle in Buena Park. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

During the spring and summer of 2023, Michael Kiwanuka decamped to a small, remote recording studio near his home in Southampton, England. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

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

Rhymes for decamp

• encamp
• headlamp
• preamp
• revamp
• timestamp
• amp
• champ
• clamp
• cramp
• damp
• gamp
• lamp

Kids Definition

decamp

verb

de·​camp di-ˈkamp 

1

: to pack up gear and leave a camp

2

: to depart suddenly : abscond

decamped with the funds

decampment

-mənt 

noun