Dictionary
de•part
Pronunciation: (di-pärt'), [key]—
v.i.
1. to go away; leave:
She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52.
2. to diverge or deviate (usually fol. by
from):
The new method departs from the old in several respects.
3. to pass away, as from life or existence; die.
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v.t.
to go away from; leave:
to depart this life.
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n.
Archaic.departure; death.
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