de·part 
/diˈpɑɚt/ verb
de·parts; de·part·ed; de·part·ing /diˈpɑɚt/ verb 1 somewhat formal a : to leave a place especially to start a journey [no obj] ▪ The group is scheduled to depart tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. ▪ Our flight departs at 6:15 a.m. ▪ The train departed (from the station) on time. [+ obj] (US) ▪ The train departed the station on time.
b [no obj] : to leave a job or position
▪ He is departing after 20 years with the company. ▪ She is replacing the departing manager. [=the manager who is leaving that job] 2 [no obj] : to change something or do something in a different way — usually + from ▪ The river departs [=turns, deviates] from its original course a few miles downstream. ▪ The actors were not allowed to depart from the script. [=they were not allowed to say anything that was not in the script] ▪ The company's managers don't want to depart from an approach that has worked well in the past. [=they do not want to change their approach]
b [no obj] : to leave a job or position
▪ He is departing after 20 years with the company. ▪ She is replacing the departing manager. [=the manager who is leaving that job]
depart this life
formal : to die
▪ My aunt departed this life at the age of 92.
▪ My aunt departed this life at the age of 92.
