take off vs depart

take off and depart both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take off	No	No	Yes	No
depart	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take off and depart are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of take off include part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out.

As verbs, depart is a hypernym of take off; that is, depart is a word with a broader meaning than take off:

Other hypernyms of take off include part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off.

take off (verb)	depart (verb)
remove clothes or shoes	go away or leave
take away	depart for someplace
make a subtraction	wander from a direct or straight course
prove fatal	move away from a place into another direction
mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner	remove oneself from an association with or participation in
depart for someplace	be at variance with; be out of line with
get started or set in motion, used figuratively
depart from the ground
take time off from work; stop working temporarily