p. p. [ F. dépeint, p. p. of dépeindre to paint, fr. L. depingere. See Depict, p. p. ] Painted. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Depainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Depainting. ] 1. To paint; to picture; hence, to describe; to delineate in words; to depict. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And do unwilling worship to the saint
That on his shield depainted he did see. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

In few words shall see the nature of many memorable persons . . . depainted. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To mark with, or as with, color; to color. [ 1913 Webster ]

Silver drops her vermeil cheeks depaint. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. One who depaints. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. [ OF., a corruption of de part Dieu, lit., on the part of God. ] In God's name; certainly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. départ, fr. départir. ] 1. Division; separation, as of compound substances into their ingredients. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The chymists have a liquor called water of depart. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A going away; departure; hence, death. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

At my depart for France. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Your loss and his depart. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Departed; p. pr. & vb. n. Departing. ] [ OE. departen to divide, part, depart, F. départir to divide, distribute, se départir to separate one's self, depart; pref. dé- (L. de) + partir to part, depart, fr. L. partire, partiri, to divide, fr. pars part. See Part. ] 1. To part; to divide; to separate. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To go forth or away; to quit, leave, or separate, as from a place or a person; to withdraw; -- opposed to arrive; -- often with from before the place, person, or thing left, and for or to before the destination. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will depart to mine own land. Num. x. 30. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ere thou from hence depart. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

He which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To forsake; to abandon; to desist or deviate (from); not to adhere to; -- with from; as, we can not depart from our rules; to depart from a title or defense in legal pleading. [ 1913 Webster ]

If the plan of the convention be found to depart from republican principles. Madison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To pass away; to perish. [ 1913 Webster ]

The glory is departed from Israel. 1 Sam. iv. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To quit this world; to die. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace. Luke ii. 29. [ 1913 Webster ]

To depart with, to resign; to part with. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To part thoroughly; to dispart; to divide; to separate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Till death departed them, this life they lead. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To divide in order to share; to apportion. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And here is gold, and that full great plentee,
That shall departed been among us three. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To leave; to depart from. “He departed this life.” Addison. “Ere I depart his house.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Divisible. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. sing. & pl. someone who is no longer alive; as, let us pray for the departed.
Syn. -- dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. past; -- used of time; as, departed summers.
Syn. -- bygone, bypast, foregone, gone. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. dead; as, our dear departed parents. [ euphemistic ]
Syn. -- asleep(predicate), at peace(predicate), at rest(predicate), cold, deceased, gone. [ WordNet 1.5 ]