decamp

UK: /dɪˈkæmp/ US: /dɪˈkæmp/ ,(di kamp′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

de•camp /dɪˈkæmp/   v. [no obj]

1. to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground:
   The army decamped and moved south.
2. to depart hastily and often secretly:
   The treasurer decamped with all the money.

de•camp•ment, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

de•camp  (di kamp′), v.i. 

1. to depart from a camp;
   to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground:
   We decamped before the rain began.
2. to depart quickly, secretly, or unceremoniously:
   The band of thieves decamped in the night.

• French décamper, equivalent. to dé- dis-¹+ camper to encamp; see camp¹
• 1670–80

de•camp′ment, n. 

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decamp / dɪˈkæmp/ verb (intransitive)

1. to leave a camp; break camp
2. to depart secretly or suddenly; abscond

deˈcampment noun