deviate implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course.
never deviated from her daily routine
depart suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type.
occasionally departs from his own guidelines
digress applies to a departing from the subject of one's discourse.
a professor prone to digress
diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions.
after school their paths diverged
Examples of depart in a Sentence
The group is scheduled to depart tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.
Our flight departs at 6:15 a.m.
The train departed the station on time.
He is departing after 20 years with the company.
Recent Examples on the WebCarmichael is succeeding Sona Iliffe-Moon, who departed Lyft for Yahoo, and Dominic Carr, who currently leads communications at Starbucks.—Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 17 July 2024 In 2023, Karpathy rejoined OpenAI for a year, departing in February.—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 16 July 2024 While the couple tried to depart from their home in Bradbury, Calif., a gated suburb of L.A., the neighbors reported hearing screams and gunfire, according to court documents.—Makena Gera, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024 Cody and Madonna finished work on the project in 2021, with the screenwriter departing the film to work on other projects.—EW.com, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for depart
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, to divide, part company, from Anglo-French departir, from de- + partir to divide, from Latin partire, from part-, pars part
: to fail to follow : deviate from a course or standard
rather than sentencing petitioners to a term within the Guideline range, however, the District Court departed downward eight levels—Koon v. United States, 518 U.S. 81 (1996)
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