First Known Use: 13th century
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depart
verb de·part \di-ˈpärt, dē-\
: to leave a place especially to start a journey ( US )
: to leave a job or position
: to change something or do something in a different way
Full Definition of DEPART
intransitive verb
2
: to turn aside : deviate
transitive verb
: to go away from : leave
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Origin of DEPART
Middle English, to divide, part company, from Anglo-French departir, from de- + partir to divide, from Latin partire, from part-, pars part
Related to DEPART
- Synonyms
- bail, bail out, begone, book [slang], bugger off [British slang], bug off, bug out, buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, go, dig out, exit, get, get off, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), scarper [British], shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out
Synonym Discussion of DEPART
swerve, veer, deviate, depart, digress, diverge mean to turn aside from a straight course. swerve may suggest a physical, mental, or moral turning away from a given course, often with abruptness <swerved to avoid hitting the dog>. veer implies a major change in direction <at that point the path veers to the right>. deviate implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course <never deviated from her daily routine>. depart suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type <occasionally departs from his own guidelines>. digress applies to a departing from the subject of one's discourse <a professor prone to digress>. diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions <after school their paths diverged>.
Rhymes with DEPART
apart, at heart, bar chart, blackheart, bogart, Bogart, by heart, clip art, crash cart, Descartes, dispart, dogcart, Earhart, eye chart, false start, fine art, flowchart, folk art, forepart, Froissart, go-cart, golf cart, greenheart, handcart, head start, impart, in part, jump-start, junk art, kick-start, mouthpart, Mozart, outsmart, oxcart, oxheart, pie chart, pop art, pushcart, rampart, real part, redstart, restart, street-smart, Stuttgart, sweetheart, take heart, take part, tea cart, time chart, tipcart, tramp art, upstart, voice part
DEPART Defined for Kids
depart
verb de·part \di-ˈpärt\
de·part·edde·part·ing
Definition of DEPART for Kids
1
: to go away or go away from : leave <They departed school for home.>
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