Abscond vs. Decamp — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Abscond and Decamp
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Definitions
Abscond
To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.
Decamp
To depart secretly or suddenly.
Abscond
(intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away.
The thieves absconded with our property.
Decamp
To depart from a camp or camping ground.
Abscond
(legal) To hide, conceal, or absent oneself clandestinely, with the intent to avoid legal process
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Decamp
(intransitive) To break up camp and move on.
Abscond
To abandon a hive.
Decamp
(intransitive) To disappear suddenly and secretly.
Abscond
(intransitive) To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.
Decamp
To break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground, usually by night or secretly.
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Abscond
To evade, to hide or flee from.
The captain absconded his responsibility.
Decamp
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.
Abscond
To conceal; to take away.
Decamp
Leave a camp;
The hikers decamped before dawn
Abscond
To hide, withdraw, or be concealed.
The marmot absconds all winter.
Decamp
Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
Abscond
To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; - used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor.
That very homesickness which, in regular armies, drives so many recruits to abscond.
Decamp
Leave suddenly;
She persuaded him to decamp
Skip town
Abscond
To hide; to conceal.
Abscond
Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
