de|part

de|part
de|part «dih PAHRT», verb, noun.
–v.i.
1. to go away; leave: »

The flight departs at 6:15. We arrived in the village in the morning, and departed that night.

2. Figurative. to turn away; change (from): »

He became very untidy, departing from his usual neat ways. Depart from evil, and do good (Psalms 34:14).

 SYNONYM(S): diverge, deviate.
3. to pass away; die.
–v.t.
to go away from: »

He departed this life at the age of seventy.

–n. Obsolete.
1. a departing; departure.
2. death.
╂[< Old French departir < Late Latin departīre divide < Latin dē- (intensive) + partīre divide < pars, partis part]
–de|part´er, noun.
Synonym Study intransitive verb. 1 Depart, withdraw, retire mean to go away or leave. Depart suggests going away from some definite place or person: »

He departed from his home.

Withdraw suggests departing for a certain reason: »

I withdrew while they discussed my qualifications for the job.

Retire suggests prolonged or permanent change of condition: »

to retire from business. The author retired to a mountain cabin to write his book.


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