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depart

de·part

UK/dɪˈpɑːt/ US/dɪˈpɑɹt/ fairly common

verb

1.

move away from a place into another direction

  • “Go away before I start to cry”
  • “The train departs at noon”
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2.

be at variance with; be out of line with

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3.

leave

  • “The family took off for Florida”
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4.

go away or leave

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5.

remove oneself from an association with or participation in

  • “She wants to leave”
  • “The teenager left home”
  • “She left her position with the Red Cross”
  • “He left the Senate after two terms”
  • “after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes”
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6.

Origin

From Old French departir, from Late Latin departiō (“to divide”), from dē- (“away from”) + partiō (“part, divide”).

Phrases

  • dearly departed
  • depart with

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