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| de·part [ di prt ] (past and past participle de·part·ed, present participle de·part·ing, 3rd person present singular de·parts) |
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1. intransitive verb set off: to leave, especially at the beginning of a journey
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2. transitive verb leave place: to leave from a place
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3. intransitive verb change: to change or vary from a pattern
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4. transitive verb die: to reach the end of your life
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literary
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  depart this life
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| [13th century. < French départir "end your life" < Latin partire "divide into parts" < pars "part"] |
