divert vs depart

divert and depart both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
divert	No	No	Yes	No
depart	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of divert include yaw, detour, digress, sidetrack, straggle.

divert (verb)	depart (verb)
turn aside; turn away from	go away or leave
send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one	depart for someplace
withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions	wander from a direct or straight course
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion	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