Decamp
Pronunciation : De*camp"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. d?camper; pref. d?- (L. dis) + camp camp. See Camp.]
Definition : 1. To break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground, usually by night or secretly. Macaulay.
2. Hence, to depart suddenly; to run away; -- generally used disparagingly. The fathers were ordered to decamp, and the house was once again converted into a tavern. Goldsmith.
i. [imp. & p. p. Decamped; p. pr. & vb. n. Decamping.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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