depart
Other forms: departed; departing; departs
To depart is to go away or to choose a different direction. If you are catching a plane, you are soon to depart. And, if you are wearing a kilt instead of jeans, you depart from your usual look.
Airports and train stations have gates for arrivals and departures. Airplanes and people coming in "arrive" while those going out depart. You also can depart without going anywhere, as when you change your mind and depart from an earlier decision. To "depart from the norm" is an expression for doing something different than expected, like giggling during a tear-jerker of a movie.
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go away or leavesynonyms: quit, take leaveantonyms:stayremain behindtypes:walk out ofleave, usually as an expression of disapprovalcongeedepart after obtaining formal permissionbeat a retreatdepart hastilyplump outdepart suddenly
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leavetypes:roar offleave
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move away from a place into another direction
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be at variance with; be out of line with
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wander from a direct or straight course
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remove oneself from an association with or participation insynonyms: leave, pull up stakestypes:drop outleave school or an educational program prematurelyretirego into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's positiontop outgive up one's career just as one becomes very successfulfalllose office or powertype of:changeundergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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