encamp Copy link Outline 1. consīdo, ēdi, 3 (to halt on march)2. expr. by castra, with pōno, lŏco, collŏco (to take up a position for an army)3. tendo, tĕtendi, tensum and tum, 3 (to pitch a tent or tents) • encamp: 1. consīdo, ēdi, 3 (to halt on march): he e.'d at the foot of a mountain, sub monte consedit, Caes.: the army e.'d not far from the sea, haud longe a mari consedit exercitus, Sall. 2. expr. by castra, with pōno, lŏco, collŏco (to take up a position for an army): v. camp. 3. tendo, tĕtendi, tensum and tum, 3 (to pitch a tent or tents): the merchants who were e.'d close to the lines, qui sub vallo tenderent mercatores, Caes. B. G. 6, 36: Virg.: v. to pitch.