decamp
verb (used without object)
to depart from a camp; to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground.
have decamped
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present perfectof decamp.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Thousands of residents have decamped to temporary shelters.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Dozens of Apple engineers and designers with expertise in audio, watch design, robotics and more have decamped to OpenAI in recent months, according to a review of LinkedIn profiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Both festivals offer the standards of pizza and chicken tenders, but many of the L.A. restaurants that were at Coachella both weekends have decamped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
Other recently departed members who have decamped for K Street gigs have leftover money that they can use to make donations.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
At first he began to fancy that they must have decamped.
From The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley by William Henry Giles Kingston
