depart
[ dih-pahrt ]
/ dɪˈpɑrt /
verb (used without object)
to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52.
to diverge or deviate (usually followed by from): The new method departs from the old in several respects.
to pass away, as from life or existence; die.
verb (used with object)
to go away from; leave: to depart this life.
noun
Archaic.
departure; death.
Origin of depart
synonym study for depart
1.
Depart,
retire,
retreat,
withdraw imply leaving a place.
Depart is a somewhat literary word for going away from a place:
to depart on a journey.
Retire emphasizes absenting oneself or drawing back from a place:
to retire from a position in battle.
Retreat implies a necessary withdrawal, especially as a result of adverse fortune in war:
to retreat to secondary lines of defense.
Withdraw suggests leaving some specific place or situation, usually for some definite and often unpleasant reason:
to withdraw from a hopeless task.
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British Dictionary definitions for depart
depart
/ (dɪˈpɑːt) /
verb (mainly intr)
to go away; leave
to start out; set forth
(usually foll by from)
to deviate; differ; vary
to depart from normal procedure
(tr)
to quit (archaic, except in the phrase depart this life)
Word Origin for depart
C13: from Old French
departir, from
de- +
partir to go away, divide, from Latin
partīrī to divide, distribute, from
pars a part