departed

English

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Verb

departed

1. simple past tense and past participle of depart

Adjective

departed (not comparable)

1. (euphemistic) dead

Translations

euphemistic: dead

• Bulgarian: покоен (bg) (pokoen)
• Finnish: kuollut (fi)

• Greek: εκλιπών (el) (eklipón) 

Noun

departed (plural departed)

1. (euphemistic) A dead person or persons.
   • 1589, George Puttenham, Edward Arber editor, The Arte of English Poesie^[1], published 1869, page 63:

     ... and our Theologians, in stead thereof vie to make sermons, both teaching the people some good learning, and also saying well of the departed.

Usage notes

Departed is most commonly used in a religious setting or at a funeral. Deceased is commonly used in legal and journalistic settings.

Anagrams

• predated