depart vs step down

depart and step down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
depart	No	No	Yes	No
step down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, step down is a hyponym of depart; that is, step down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than depart:

Other hyponyms of depart include leave office, quit, resign, drop out.

depart (verb)	step down (verb)
go away or leave	reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
depart for someplace	give up or retire from a position
wander from a direct or straight course
move away from a place into another direction
remove oneself from an association with or participation in
be at variance with; be out of line with