depart meaning and definition

DEPART verb

Definition of depart (verb)

1. move away from a place into another direction
   • "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
   • synonyms: go, go away
   • antonym: come
2. be at variance with; be out of line with
   • synonyms: deviate, diverge, vary
   • antonym: conform
3. leave
   • "The family took off for Florida"
   • synonyms: part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off
4. go away or leave
   • synonyms: quit, take leave
   • antonym: stay
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"
   • synonyms: leave, pull up stakes
6. wander from a direct or straight course
   • synonyms: digress, sidetrack, straggle