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depart (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: departir, from partir 'to divide']
[I and T] to leave, especially when you are starting a journey
-see also departure departure depart from
::ocean liners arriving at and departing from the island
depart for
::Dorothy departed for Germany last week.
::Flights by Air Europe depart Gatwick on Tuesdays.
depart this life
formal to die
[I] to start to use new ideas or do something in a different way
-see also departure departure depart from
::It's revolutionary music; it departs from the old form and structures.
::In his speech, the President departed from his text only once.
[I and T] to leave an organization or job
-see also departure departure
::the company's departing chairman