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De*paint"er (?) n. One who depaints. [Obs.]

De*par"dieux` (?), interj. [OF., a corruption of de part Dieu, lit., on the part of God.] In God's name; certainly. [Obs.] Chaucer.

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.

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", n. [Cf. F. départ, fr. départir.] 1. Division; separation, as of compound substances into their ingredients. [Obs.]