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decamp definition

de·camp (dē kamp′, di-)

intransitive verb

  1. to break or leave camp
  2. to go away suddenly and secretly; run away

Etymology: Fr décamper, to break camp: see de- & camp

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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