I. də̇ˈpär]t, dēˈ-, -pȧ], usu ]d.+V\ verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English departen to divide, go away, from Old French departir, from de- + partir to divide, go away, from Latin partire, partiri to divide, from part-, pars part — more at part
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to go forth or away : set forth : leave
the train departed from the station
b. obsolete : to leave and go — used with into
c. : to pass away : die , perish
2.
a. : to turn aside : deviate
the river departed from its original course a few miles downstream
his second account markedly departed from the first
a homogeneous population that departs reluctantly from long-accepted institutions — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania
b. obsolete : desist
3. law : to make a departure in pleading
transitive verb
1. obsolete
a. : divide , separate , sunder
b. : deal out : distribute
c. : share
2. : to go away from or out of : leave
depart the city for a summer cottage
ships … depart the land-locked harbor at the rate of one an hour — Franc Shor
Synonyms: see go , swerve
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- depart with
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from departir
1. archaic
a. : departure
b. : death
2. old chemistry : the separation of one metal (as gold) in an alloy from another