Decamp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

leave a camp

run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɪsɛnθɹˈɔːl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪkˈamp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪkˈamp/

2 syllables Say it as /dˌɪsɛnθɹˈɔːl/.

Examples

The hikers decamped before dawn
The thief made off with our silver
the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

go off make off break camp run off absquatulate abscond bolt vamoose skip

Parts of Speech

verb	leave a camp “The hikers decamped before dawn”
verb	run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along “The thief made off with our silver”
verb	leave suddenly “She persuaded him to decamp”

Word Forms

decampment	noun	breaking camp
abscondment	noun	the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)
absconder	noun	a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution
bolt	noun	a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

décamper

quitter un camp

🇪🇸Spanish

decampar

dejar un campamento

🇮🇹Italian

decampare

lasciare un accampamento

🇳🇱Dutch

ontkampen

een kamp verlaten

🇵🇹Portuguese

fugir

sair de um acampamento

🇷🇺Russian

сбежать

покинуть лагерь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डेरा छोड़ना

एक शिविर छोड़ो

🇮🇳Telugu

డికాంప్

ఒక శిబిరాన్ని వదిలివేయండి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಕ್ಯಾಂಪ್

ಶಿಬಿರವನ್ನು ಬಿಡಿ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

逃亡

离开营地

🇯🇵Japanese

キャンプを解除する

キャンプを離れる

🇰🇷Korean

캠프를 떠나다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bỏ trại

rời trại

🇹🇭Thai

ถอดรหัส

ออกจากค่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

meninggalkan perkubuan

meninggalkan kamp

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.decamp

مغادرة المعسكر

🇮🇷Persian

اردوگاه کردن

یک کمپ را ترک کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

kaçmak

kamptan ayrılmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִסְתַלֵק בְּחֲשָׁאִי

לעזוב מחנה

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The primary meaning of 'decamp' is 'leave a camp'.

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Using 'decamp' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'decamp' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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