Etymology : Middle English, to divide, part company, from Old French departir, from de- + partir to divide, from Latin partire, from part-, pars part
Pronunciation : di-'pärt
Function : verb
Date : 13th century
1. leave, go away; go in a different direction; die. depart\de*part"\, v. t.
2. to part thoroughly; to dispart; to divide; to separate. [obs.] till death departed them, this life they lead.
3. to divide in order to share; to apportion. [obs.] and here is gold, and that full great plentee, that shall departed been among us three.
4. to leave; to depart from. "he departed this life." "ere i depart his house."depart \de*part"\, n. [cf. f. départ, fr. départir.].
5. division; separation, as of compound substances into their ingredients. [obs.] the chymists have a liquor called water of depart.
6. a going away; departure; hence, death. [obs.] at my depart for france. your loss and his depart.depart \de*part"\ , v. i. [imp. & p. p. departed; p. pr. & vb. n. departing.] [oe. departen to divide, part, depart, f. départir to divide, distribute, se départir to separate one's self, depart; pref. dé- (l. de) + partir to part, depart, fr. l. partire, partiri, to divide, fr. pars part. see:
part.].
7. to part; to divide; to separate. [obs.].
8. to go forth or away; to quit, leave, or separate, as from a place or a person; to withdraw; -- opposed to arrive; -- often with from before the place, person, or thing left, and for or to before the destination. i will depart to mine own land. x.
9. ere thou from hence depart. he which hath no stomach to this fight, let him depart.
10. to forsake; to abandon; to desist or deviate (from); not to adhere to; -- with from; as, we can not depart from our rules; to depart from a title or defense in legal pleading. if the plan of the convention be found to depart from republican principles.
11. to pass away; to perish. the glory is departed from israel. iv.
12. 5. to quit this world; to die. lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace. i. 29.
13. To part; to divide; to separate.
14. To go forth or away; to quit, leave, or separate, as from a place or a person; to withdraw; opposed to arrive; often with from before the place, person, or thing left, and for or to before the destination.
15. To forsake; to abandon; to desist or deviate ; not to adhere to; with from; as, we can not depart from our rules; to depart from a title or defense in legal pleading.
16. To pass away; to perish.
17. To quit this world; to die.
18. To part thoroughly; to dispart; to divide; to separate.
19. To divide in order to share; to apportion.
20. To leave; to depart from.
21. Division; separation, as of compound substances into their ingredients.
22. A going away; departure; hence, death. go away or leave leave; "The family took off for Florida".
23. base.
24. 1. When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place. Our tour departs from Heathrow Airport on 31 March and returns 16 April In the morning Mr McDonald departed for Sydney The coach departs Potsdam in the morning.
25. If you depart from a traditional, accepted, or agreed way of doing something, you do it in a different or unexpected way. Why is it in this country that we have departed from good educational sense? = deviate.
26. If someone departs from a job, they resign from it or leave it. In American English, you can say that someone departs a job. Lipton is planning to depart from the company he founded. a number of staff departed during his reign as rector of the Royal College of Art He departed baseball in the '60s.