[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

depart \depart"\, v. i. imp.  p. p. departed; p. pr.  vb.
   n. departing. oe. departen to divide, part, depart, f.
   d'epartir to divide, distribute, se d'epartir to separate
   one's self, depart; pref. d'e- l. de + partir to part,
   depart, fr. l. partire, partiri, to divide, fr. pars part.
   see part.
   1. to part; to divide; to separate. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to go forth or away; to quit, leave, or separate, as from
      a place or a person; to withdraw; -- opposed to arrive; --
      often with from before the place, person, or thing left,
      and for or to before the destination.
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            i will depart to mine own land.       --num. x. 30.
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            ere thou from hence depart.           --milton.
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            he which hath no stomach to this fight,
            let him depart.                       --shak.
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   3. to forsake; to abandon; to desist or deviate from; not
      to adhere to; -- with from; as, we can not depart from our
      rules; to depart from a title or defense in legal
      pleading.
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            if the plan of the convention be found to depart
            from republican principles.           --madison.
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   4. to pass away; to perish.
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            the glory is departed from israel.    --1 sam. iv.
                                                  21.
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   5. to quit this world; to die.
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            lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace.
                                                  --luke ii. 29.
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   to depart with, to resign; to part with. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster
see also:
departed departing part to depart with 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

departing \departing\ adj.
   leaving a starting or stopping point on a journey; as,
   departing flights were delayed by the snowstorm. opposite of
   arriving. prenominal

   syn: outbound, outward, outward-bound.
        wordnet 1.5 +pjc
see also:
arriving 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

departing
     adj : that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an
           outward journey"; "outward-bound ships" syn: departinga,
            outbound, outward, outward-bound
see also:
departinga outbound outward outward-bound 

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