The Wordsmith Dictionary

de part men tal ize |dipärtˈmentlˌīz, ˌdēpärt -dəˌpɑrtˈmɛntlaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be departmentalized ) divide (an organization or its work ) into departments. DERIVATIVES de part men tal i za tion |-ˌmentl-əˈzāSHən |noun

Department of Agriculture

De part ment of Ag ri cul ture ▶noun the department of the US government that administers federal programs related to food production and rural life. The department's principal duty is to aid farmers, but it also serves consumers through its food-assistance and food-inspection programs.

department store

de part ment store |dəˈpɑrtmənt ˌstɔ (ə )r | ▶noun a large store stocking many varieties of goods in different departments.

departure

de par ture |diˈpärCHər dəˈpɑrtʃər | ▶noun the action of leaving, typically to start a journey: the day of departure | she made a hasty departure. • a deviation from an accepted, prescribed, or traditional course of action or thought: a departure from their usual style. • Nautical the east –west distance between two points, esp. as traveled by a ship or aircraft and expressed in miles. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French departeure, from the verb departir (see depart ).

Oxford Dictionary

depart

de ¦part |dɪˈpɑːt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] leave, especially in order to start a journey: they departed for Germany | a contingent was departing from Cairo. • (depart from ) deviate from (an accepted, prescribed, or usual course of action ): he departed from the precedent set by many. • [ with obj. ] N. Amer. leave (one's job ). PHRASES depart this life archaic die. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French departir, based on Latin dispertire ‘to divide ’. The original sense was ‘separate ’, also ‘take leave of each other ’, hence ‘go away ’.

departed

de |part ¦ed |dɪˈpɑːtɪd | ▶adjective dead: a dear departed relative | (as noun the departed ) : prayers for the departed.

department

de ¦part |ment |dɪˈpɑːtm (ə )nt | ▶noun a division of a large organization such as a government, university, or business, dealing with a specific area of activity: the council's finance department. • an administrative district in France and other countries. • (one's department ) informal an area of special expertise or responsibility: that's not my department. • [ with modifier ] informal a specified aspect or quality: he was a bit lacking in the height department. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French departement, from departir (see depart ). The original sense was ‘division or distribution ’, later ‘separation ’, hence ‘a separate part ’ (core sense, mid 18th cent. ).

departmental

de ¦part |men ¦tal |diːpɑːtˈmɛnt (ə )l | ▶adjective concerned with or belonging to a department of an organization: a departmental meeting. DERIVATIVES departmentally adverb

departmentalism

de ¦part |men ¦tal |ism |diːpɑːtˈmɛnt (ə )lɪzm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] adherence to departmental methods or structure.

departmentalize

departmentalize |diːpɑːˈmɛntəlʌɪz |(also departmentalise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] divide (an organization or its work ) into departments. DERIVATIVES departmentalization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun

Department of Agriculture

department store

de ¦part |ment store ▶noun a large shop stocking many varieties of goods in different departments.

departure

de ¦part |ure |dɪˈpɑːtʃə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of leaving, especially to start a journey: the day of departure | [ count noun ] : she made a hasty departure. • [ count noun ] a deviation from an accepted, prescribed, or usual course of action: the album is not a radical departure from the band's previous work. • Nautical the amount of a ship's change of longitude. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French departeure, from the verb departir (see depart ).

American Oxford Thesaurus

depart

depart verb 1 James departed after lunch: leave, go (away ), withdraw, absent oneself, abstract oneself, quit, exit, decamp, retreat, retire; make off, run off /away; set off /out, get underway, be on one's way; informal make tracks, clear off /out, take off, split. ANTONYMS arrive. 2 the budget departed from the norm: deviate, diverge, digress, drift, stray, veer; differ, vary.

departed

departed adjective her dear departed father: dead, expired, gone, no more, passed on /away; perished, fallen; informal six feet under, pushing up daisies; formal deceased; euphemistic with God, asleep.

department

department noun 1 the public health department: division, section, sector, unit, branch, arm, wing; office, bureau, agency, ministry. 2 the food is Kay's department: domain, territory, province, area, line; responsibility, duty, function, business, affair, charge, task, concern; informal baby, bag, bailiwick.

departure

departure noun 1 he tried to delay her departure: leaving, going, leave-taking, withdrawal, exit, egress, retreat. 2 a departure from the norm: deviation, divergence, digression, shift; variation, change. 3 an exciting departure for filmmakers: change, innovation, novelty, rarity.

Oxford Thesaurus

depart

depart verb 1 James departed soon after lunch: leave, go, go away, go off, take one's leave, take oneself off, withdraw, absent oneself, say one's goodbyes, quit, make an exit, exit, break camp, decamp, retreat, beat a retreat, retire; make off, clear out, make oneself scarce, run off, run away, flee, fly, bolt; set off, set out, start out, get going, get under way, be on one's way; informal make tracks, up sticks, pack one's bags, shove off, push off, clear off, take off, skedaddle, scram, split, scoot, flit; Brit. informal sling one's hook; N. Amer. informal vamoose, hightail it, cut out; formal repair, remove; literary betake oneself; rare abstract oneself. ANTONYMS arrive. 2 the budget announcement departed from the trend of recent years: deviate, diverge, digress, drift, stray, slew, veer, swerve, turn away, turn aside, branch off, differ, vary, be different; be at variance with, run counter to, contrast with, contravene, contradict; rare divagate.

departed

departed adjective he saw the ghost of his departed wife: dead, deceased, late, lost, lamented; gone, no more, passed away, passed on, perished, expired, extinct; informal (as ) dead as a doornail; euphemistic with God, asleep, at peace; rare demised. ANTONYMS living.

department

department noun 1 Percy worked in the public health department: division, section, sector, subsection, subdivision, unit, branch, arm, wing, segment, compartment; office, bureau, agency, ministry. 2 the turnout was low in rural departments: district, administrative district, canton, province, territory, state, county, shire, parish; region, area, zone, sector, division; archaic demesne. 3 don't ask me about the food —that's Kay's department: domain, territory, realm, province, preserve, jurisdiction, sphere, sphere of activity, area, area of interest, field, line, speciality, specialism; area of responsibility, responsibility, duty, function, business, affair, charge, task, occupation, job, concern; informal pigeon, baby, bag, thing, bailiwick, turf.

departure

departure noun 1 he thought of a ploy to delay her departure: leaving, going, going away, going off, leave-taking, withdrawal, exit, egress, quitting, decamping, retreat, retirement, retiral; flight, fleeing, running away, desertion; setting off, setting out, starting out. ANTONYMS arrival. 2 a departure from normality: deviation, divergence, digression, shift, variation, change. 3 the film represents an exciting departure for feminist film-makers: change of direction, change, difference of emphasis, innovation, novelty, rarity.

Duden Dictionary

Departement

De par te ment Substantiv, Neutrum , das |depart (ə )ˈmãː schweizerisch auch …təˈmɛnt |das Departement; Genitiv: des Departements, Plural: die Departements und (schweizerisch : ) Departemente |[…ˈmɛntə ]|französisch département, zu: départir = aus-, verteilen < lateinisch dispertire 1 Verwaltungsbezirk in Frankreich 2 Ministerium, Verwaltungsabteilung in der Schweiz 3 schweizerisch, sonst veraltet Abteilung, Geschäftsbereich

departemental

de par te men tal Adjektiv |…mãˈtaːl, schweizerisch auch: …ˈmɛntaːl |französisch ein Departement 1 1, 2 betreffend, dazu gehörend

Department

De part ment Substantiv, Neutrum , das |dɪˈpɑːtmənt |das Department; Genitiv: des Departments, Plural: die Departments englisch department < französisch département 1 Ministerium in den USA 2 Fachbereich an amerikanischen und britischen Universitäten

Departure

De par ture Substantiv, Neutrum , das |dɪˈpaːɐ̯t͜ʃɐ |ohne Artikel englisch departure, zu französisch départir, Departement Abflug Hinweis auf Flughäfen

French Dictionary

départ

départ n. m. nom masculin Action de partir, moment où l ’on part. : C ’est déjà l ’heure du départ. ANTONYME arrivée . LOCUTIONS Point de départ. Lieu d ’où l ’on part. Point de départ. figuré Commencement. : Le point de départ d ’un film. SYNONYME début .

départ

départ n. m. nom masculin littéraire Action de séparer une chose d ’une autre. : Faire le départ des œuvres retenues et des œuvres exclues, entre les recherches qui seront subventionnées et celles qui ne le seront pas. Note Syntaxique Le nom se construit avec les prépositions de, entre.

départager

départager v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Arbitrer; désigner le vainqueur. : Cette question difficile départagera les meilleurs élèves. 2 Faire cesser l ’égalité des voix en ajoutant un nouveau suffrage. changer Conjugaison Le g est suivi d ’un e devant les lettres a et o. Il départagea, nous départageons.

département

département n. m. nom masculin 1 Division, branche spécialisée. : Un département d ’État. 2 Division administrative du territoire français. : Le département de la Loire. 3 Regroupement, au sein d ’un établissement d ’enseignement, d ’enseignants et d ’enseignantes d ’une même discipline, ou de disciplines ou de programmes apparentés, à des fins pédagogiques et administratives (Recomm. off. ). : Le Département de linguistique et de traduction. FORMES FAUTIVES département. Anglicisme au sens de rayon . : Adressez-vous au rayon (et non *département ) des articles ménagers. département. Anglicisme au sens de service. : Le Service (et non *département ) des ressources humaines.

départemental

départemental , ale , aux adj. et n. f. adjectif et nom féminin Relatif à un département. : Une route départementale, une départementale.

département de santé communautaire

département de santé communautaire désignation Sigle DSC (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ).

départir

départir v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif littéraire Distribuer, impartir à. : Les responsabilités qui lui ont été départies. verbe pronominal Renoncer, se séparer. : Sans se départir de son amabilité, elle lui répondit fermement. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Elle ne s ’est jamais départie de sa gentillesse. sortir INDICATIF PRÉSENT Je me dépars, tu te dépars, il se départ, nous nous départons, vous vous départez, ils se départent. IMPARFAIT Je me départais. PASSÉ SIMPLE Je me départis. FUTUR Je me départirai. CONDITIONNEL PRÉSENT Je me départirais. IMPÉRATIF PRÉSENT Dépars -toi, départons -nous, départez -vous. SUBJONCTIF PRÉSENT Que je me départe, que nous nous départions. IMPARFAIT Que je me départisse, que nous nous départissions. PARTICIPE PRÉSENT Se départant. PASSÉ Départi, ie. Conjugaison Le verbe départir se conjugue comme partir, contrairement aux verbes impartir et répartir, qui se conjuguent comme finir.

Spanish Dictionary

departamental

departamental adjetivo De un departamento o relacionado con él :una localidad departamental .

departamento

departamento nombre masculino 1 Parte en que está dividido un recinto, local u otro espacio mediante paredes u otra separación :una cartera con muchos departamentos; en la gran sala del palacio, cubierta con una cúpula, confluyen varias salas o departamentos rectangulares .SINÓNIMO compartimento, compartimiento .2 Sección en que está dividida una institución u organización :el departamento de Becas de una universidad; los departamentos de programación de las distintas cadenas quieren saber el perfil del espectador de esta famosa teleserie .3 División política y administrativa de docencia e investigación en la universidad, que está constituida por una o varias áreas de conocimiento de materias afines :el departamento de genética; el departamento de lingüística computacional .Cuando hace referencia a un departamento concreto, suele escribirse con mayúscula inicial .4 Unidad de división administrativa de algunos países; puede ser la de primer nivel o estar por debajo de otros :Uruguay se divide en 19 departamentos; Vienne es un departamento de Francia .5 ASur, Méx Vivienda de un edificio, de uno o más ambientes, cocina y baño :el crimen ocurrió en un departamento de la calle Laprida .SINÓNIMO piso .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xix ) del francés département ‘acción de compartir ’ y, por metonimia, ‘cosa compartida ’, derivado de departir ‘separar, compartir ’. De la raíz indoeuropea de parte (V.).

departir

departir verbo intransitivo formal Hablar o conversar [dos o más personas ]:el obispo recibió a las autoridades en la puerta de las cadenas y, tras departir brevemente con Pedro Aparicio, entraron en procesión al templo catedralicio; además de la crisis iraquí, los dos líderes departirán sobre otras cuestiones de ámbito internacional .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado de partir (V.). Originariamente significó ‘partir, dividir ’, después ‘explicar, declarar ’ y finalmente ‘hablar, conversar ’. De la raíz indoeuropea de parte (V.).

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

depart

de part /dɪpɑ́ː r t /〖de (離れて ) part (分配する )〗(名 )department, departure 動詞～s /-ts /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 自動詞 1 ｟かたく｠〈乗り物人が〉 «…から /…へ向けて » 出発する , 出る (leave, start ) «from /for » ▸ The train for Rome departs from platform 1 .ローマ行きの列車は1番線から出発する 2 【伝統慣行などから】はずれる, それる, 離れる (deviate ) «from » ▸ depart from the long-established practice 昔からのならわしに反する 3 ｟米｠【仕事職を】辞任 [辞職 ]する «from » .4 ｟かたい文｠死ぬ (→die 1 類義 ).他動詞 1 ｟書｠〈場所〉から出発する, 離れる ▸ The bus departed Paris early in the morning .そのバスは朝早くパリを離れた 2 ｟かたい文遠回しに｠〈この世〉を去る ▸ depart (from ) this life [earth ]この世を去る, 亡くなる (!fromが入れば自動詞 ; ↑自動詞 4 )

departed

de p á rt ed /-ɪd /形容詞比較なし〖名詞の前で〗1 ｟文｠過ぎ去った, 過去の ▸ departed joys 過去の喜び 2 ｟遠回しに｠死んだ, 亡くなった (dead ); 〖the ～; 名詞的に; 集合的に〗死者 (たち ), 故人 (!単複両扱い ) ▸ a departed artist 物故画家

department

de part ment /dɪpɑ́ː r tmənt /→depart 名詞複～s /-ts /C 1 〖しばしばD -; 集合的に; ｟主に英｠では単複両扱い〗(会社病院など組織の )部門 , 部, 課 ; (大学の )学科 , 学部 (→faculty )(｟略｠Dept. , dept. )▸ the personnel [accounting ] department 人事 [会計 ]課 ▸ the Department of Electronics [Literature ]電子工学 [文学 ]部 2 〖D-; 集合的に; ｟主に英｠では単複両扱い〗(米国の )省 ; (英国の )省, 局, 課 (!日本の「省」はMinistry ) .事情米国の主な省 ▸ the D- of Agriculture [Commerce, Defense ]農務 [商務, 国防総 ]省 ▸ the D- of Education [Energy, Justice ]教育 [エネルギー, 司法 ]省 ▸ the D- of Health and Human Services 保健社会福祉省, 厚生省 ▸ the D- of Housing and Urban Development 住宅都市開発省 ▸ the D- of Labor [State, Transportation ]労働 [国務, 運輸 ]省 ▸ the D- of the Interior [Treasury ]内務 [財務 ]省 ▸ the D- of Veterans (') Affairs 復員軍人省 3 (警察消防などの )署 ▸ New York Police Department ニューヨーク警察署 (｟略｠NYPD ).4 (百貨店などの )売り場 , コーナー ▸ the toy [furniture ] department おもちゃ [家具 ]売り場 5 (行政単位としての )県〘フランスギリシャラテンアメリカ諸国の行政区分; 日本の「県」はprefecture 〙.6 ｟くだけた話｠〖one's ～〗得意分野, (よく知る )活動領域 ▸ That seems to be your department .それは君の担当のようだね 7 ｟話｠〖しばしば複合語で〗…の面 [点 ]▸ in the emotion (al ) department 感情面では～́ st ò re デパート, 百貨店 (╳depart, ╳departmentとしない ).

departmental

de part men tal /dìːpɑː r tmént (ə )l /形容詞〖名詞の前で〗部門の, 部門別の, 各部門 [省, 局, 課 ]ごとの .～ly 副詞

departmentalize

de part m é n ta l ì ze 動詞他動詞 …を部門別に組織する .de p à rt m è n tal i z á tion 名詞

departure

de par ture /dɪpɑ́ː r tʃə r /→depart 名詞複～s /-z /1 U «…からの /…への » 出発 , 立ち去ること ; (列車などの )発車 (!具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ; C 発車時刻, 出発便 «from /for » (↔arrival )▸ Passengers should check in at least 30 minutes before departure .乗客は遅くとも出発30分前には搭乗手続きをしてください ▸ His departure from Chicago was delayed by the storm .あらしで彼がシカゴを出発するのが遅れた ▸ arrivals and departures 発着 ▸ the departure time [gate ]出発時刻 [ゲート ]▸ There are seven departures a day for Seattle .シアトル行きは1日7便ある 2 U ｟かたく｠〖具体例ではa (…) ～〗【仕事組織などからの】辞職, 辞任, 脱退 «from » ▸ his recent departure from IBM IBM社からの彼の最近の退職 3 C 〖a ～〗【通常の方法などからの】逸脱, 離反, それること «from » ; 【考え方などの】新展開, 発展 «in » ▸ a radical departure from tradition 伝統からの完全な逸脱 ▸ a point of departure ｟かたく｠(議論などの )出発点 ▸ Provision for elderly people represents a new departure in house building .高齢者向けの対策は住宅建設では新機軸をなす～́ l ò unge (空港の )出発ロビー, 乗客用待合室 .～́ s b ò ard (空港駅などの )出発時刻表示板 .