De‐camp″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Decamped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n.Decamping.] [F. décamper; pref. dé- (L. dis) + camp camp. See Camp.] 1. To break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground, usually by night or secretly. Macaulay.
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.