depart

Formsdeparts, departing, departed

1. 1
   verbintransitive

   To begin a trip and leave to go somewhere.

   Like a train pulling out of the station to start its trip.

   We depart for the coast at dawn.

   The hikers departed before sunrise.

   Similarleave, embark, sail

   Oppositearrive, return

2. 2
   verbintransitive

   To go away and leave a place.

   Guests began to depart after midnight.

   She departed without saying goodbye.

   Similarleave, go (entry), exit, withdraw

   Oppositearrive, stay, remain

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3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To go away from a place or person.

   Passengers must depart the aircraft through the rear doors.

   She departed the meeting early.

   Similarleave, exit, vacate, quit, evacuate

   Oppositeenter

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4. 4
   verbintransitive

   To do something in a different way from what is normal or expected.

   Like taking a different road instead of the usual one.

   The new plan departs from tradition.

   His methods depart from standard practice.

   Similardeviate, diverge, differ, stray, veer

   Oppositeconform, adhere

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5. 5
   verbeuphemisticintransitive

   A gentle, polite way to say that someone has died.

   Like a candle flame quietly going out.

   He departed peacefully in his sleep.

   She feared she might depart before seeing her children again.

   Similarpass, die, expire

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6. 6
   verbfigurativelyintransitive

   To slowly go away until nothing is left.

   Like morning mist that fades away in the sun.

   Her fear departed as soon as she saw a friendly face.

   All hope seemed to depart in that moment.

   Similarvanish, disappear, fade, dissipate, evaporate

   Oppositeappear, emerge, arise

7. 7
   verbtransitive or intransitive

   To lose control of an aircraft so it stops flying in a steady, guided way.

   Like a car spinning out so the driver can no longer steer it.

   The pilot departed the jet during the steep turn.

   A sudden stall can depart the aircraft in seconds.

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