De·camp v. i. [imp. & p. p. Decamped p. pr. & vb. n. Decamping.]
1. To break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground, usually by night or secretly.
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.
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