v.
1. intr. a (usu. foll. by from) go away; leave (the train departs from this platform). b (usu. foll. by for) start; set out (trains depart for Crewe every hour).
2 intr. (usu. foll. by from) diverge; deviate (departs from standard practice).
3 a intr. leave by death; die. b tr. formal or literary leave by death (departed this life).
Etymology: ME f. OF departir ult. f. L dispertire divide