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depart

Syllabification: (de·part)

Pronunciation: /diˈpärt/

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Definition of depart

verb

[no object]

leave, typically in order to start a journey:they departed for Germany a contingent was departing from Cairo
(depart from) deviate from (an accepted, prescribed, or traditional course of action):he departed from the precedent set by many

Phrases

depart this life: archaic die.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French departir, based on Latin dispertire 'to divide'. The original sense was 'separate', also 'take leave of each other', hence 'go away'