Decamp /(?)/
De·camp
Decamp
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Decamped; p. pr. & vb. n. Decamping
- To break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground, usually by night or secretly.
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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.