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decamp
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
decamp
(verb)
decamp
/dɪ
ˈ
kæmp/
verb
decamps
;
decamped
;
decamping
decamp
/dɪ
ˈ
kæmp/
verb
decamps
;
decamped
;
decamping
Britannica Dictionary definition of DECAMP
[
no object
]
:
to leave a place suddenly and secretly
She took the papers and
decamped
.
He
decamped
to/for Europe soon after news of the scandal broke.
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