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Added 9 October 2026

depart

/dɪˈpɑːt/ verb

In Latin: proficiscor, abeo, exeo Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about depart at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To leave.
To set out on a journey.
To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.

noun

Division; separation, as of compound substances.
A going away; departure.

Origin

From Old French departir, from Late Latin departiō (“to divide”), from dē- (“away from”) + partiō (“part, divide”).

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