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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | departir, from partir 'to divide' |
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de‧part
1 [intransitive and transitive] to leave, especially when you are starting a journey [↪ departure] Flights by Air Europe depart Gatwick on Tuesdays.
Flights by Air Europe depart Gatwick on Tuesdays.3 [intransitive] to start to use new ideas or do something in a different way [↪ 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.
It's revolutionary music; it departs from the old form and structures.In his speech, the President departed from his text only once.4 [intransitive and transitive] to leave an organization or job [↪ departure]: the company's departing chairman
the company's departing chairman