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verb

depart

dih-PART/dɪˈpɑːrt/

To leave a place or established position.

The traveler departs with a suitcase as a friend waves goodbye.

Traveler with suitcase walks away from house toward waiting taxi while friend waves goodbye, no signs or text.
Etymology
deLatinfrom
+partLatinto part, divide

“From” and “divide” connect departure with separation. The earlier sense “part company” developed into moving away or leaving, the connection behind leaving a place, position, or course.

In context

Golden Cinema 28:01
We should leave. If we are surrounded by refugees, we will all die here. Hang up the carriage lamps. Depart.
Time Travel As Rogue Beggar Buys Slave Girl As Wife Uses Modern Knowledge Becomes Rich In Famine

More examples

  • Our train departs at noon.
  • This recipe departs from the traditional method.
  • The obituary says she departed this life peacefully.

Forms

depart · departs · departed · departing

departure noun — An act of leaving or abandoning usual practice.

Similar words

leave
The everyday choice for going away from a place.
exit
Emphasizes moving out of an enclosed place or area.
deviate
Emphasizes moving away from an accepted rule or course.