Talk:depart

transitive verb: to die
transitive verb: to reach the end of your life (literary) He's departed this life Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 --Backinstadiums (talk) 19:45, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

departed ADJECTIVE: gone away; past; bygone
departed ADJECTIVE: gone away; past; bygone https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/departed --Backinstadiums (talk) 08:24, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

depart this life
Though the word has traditionally been intransitive, writers are now making it transitive (except in the formal or literary phrase departed this life, the construction no longer forms part of the standard language in Britain: one departs from (a place) or departs for (a destination).)

The OED calls this usage “rare” except in depart this life. --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:34, 15 July 2021 (UTC)