English → Latin
“decamp” in Latin
prōmoveōto move forward, cause to advance, push onward, propel, advance; to extend, enlarge, increase; to put out, dislocate, diitera route; a passageabeōto depart, go away, go off, exit; to change one's nature; synonym of eōdiscēdōto leave, depart, abandon, retire (with ablative); to not fulfill, fail to fulfill one's target; to deviate from a targeferōto bear; to carry; to support, hold up; to suffer, tolerate, endure, bear
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
decamp
PROPR., castra movere or promovere; in the historians often movere only (to break up the camp and march further); or signa movere or ferre (the standard); or tabernacula detendere (to take down the tents).
To set off; depart, se dare in viam; se committere viae or itineri; se commovere; abire; discedere; contendere aliquo (Vid: Herz., Caes., B.G., 1, 1).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for decamp?
- The usual Latin words for “decamp” are prōmoveō, iter, abeō; also discēdō, ferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.