De*part" , n. [Cf. F. départ, fr. départir.]
1. Division; separation, as of compound substances into their ingredients. [Obs.]
The chymists have a liquor called water of depart.
Bacon. 2. A going away;
departure; hence, death. [Obs.]
At my depart for
France.
Shak. Your loss and
his depart.
Shak.
De*part" , v. t. 1. To
part thoroughly; to dispart; to divide; to
separate. [Obs.]
Till death departed them, this life they lead.
Chaucer.
2. To divide in order to share; to apportion. [Obs.]
And here is gold, and that full great plentee,
That shall departed been among us three.
Chaucer.
3. To leave; to depart from. "He departed this life." Addison. "Ere I depart his house." Shak.
De*part" (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Departed;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Departing.]
[OE. departen to divide, part, depart, F. départir to divide, distribute, se
départir to separate one's self, depart; pref. dé- (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.
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.
I will depart to mine own land.
Num. x.
30. Ere thou from hence depart.
Milton.
He which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart.
Shak.
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.
If the plan of the convention be found to depart from republican principles.
Madison. 4. To pass away; to
perish.
The glory is
departed from Israel.
1 Sam. iv. 21. 5. To quit this
world; to die.
Lord,
now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace.
Luke ii.
29. To depart with, to resign; to part with. [Obs.]
Shak.
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