decamp
verb (used without object)
to depart from a camp; to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground.
decamped
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past participleof decamp.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof decamp.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
decampverb (used without object)to depart from a camp; to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground.
Example Sentences
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Back at his building, Sillie says, the Venezuelan rescue contingent soon decamped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
In nearby Habana Vieja, the historic city center, nine families who decamped from a collapsed building three years ago are still living in a boxing gym.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Anthropic, founded in 2021 by Dario Amodei and others who decamped from OpenAI, raised $65 billion from investors including Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Sequoia Capital and others, about half OpenAI’s tally that closed earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Two years later, Maurice decamped for the Florida Panthers—who promptly traded for Tkachuk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Back at the Cave, they had stuff to do in the days before they decamped, but not as much as one might think.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
