Leaving or going away from a place, or moving away from a usual pattern or way of doing something.
From Old French 'departir' (to divide, separate), composed of 'de-' (away) plus 'partir' (to divide or go). The word originally meant 'to separate' and evolved to mean 'to leave a place.'
Interestingly, 'depart' literally means 'to separate or divide'—so when you depart from a place, you're not just leaving, you're dividing yourself from it, which is why the word carries emotional weight in literature about loss and separation.
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