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des·ti·tute 
Audio Help [des-ti-toot, -tyoot] Pronunciation Key adjective, verb, -tut·ed, -tut·ing.
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Audio Help [des-ti-toot, -tyoot] Pronunciation Key adjective, verb, -tut·ed, -tut·ing. –adjective
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter. |
| 2. | deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often fol. by of): destitute of children. |
| 3. | to leave destitute. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L déstitūtus (ptp. of déstituere to abandon, deprive of support), equiv. to dé- de- + stit- place, put (comb. form of statuere; see statute) + -ū- thematic vowel + -tus ptp. suffix]
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des·ti·tute·ly, adverb
des·ti·tute·ness, noun
—Synonyms 1. needy, poor, indigent, necessitous, penniless, impoverished. 2. deficient.
—Antonyms 1. affluent.
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adj.
[Middle English, from Latin dēstitūtus, past participle of dēstituere, to abandon : dē-, de- + statuere, to set; see stā- in Indo-European roots.] des'ti·tute'ness n. |
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destitute
c.1382, from L. destitutus "abandoned," pp. of destituere "forsake," from de- "away" + statuere "put, place," caus. of stare "to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Originally literal; sense of "lacking resources, impoverished" is c.1540.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| destitute | |
adjective | |
| 1. | poor enough to need help from others |
| 2. | completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" [syn: barren] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
destitute [ˈdestitjuːt] adjective
in great need of food, shelter etc
Example: They were left destitute when he died.
Example: They were left destitute when he died.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Destitute
Des"ti*tute\, a. [L. destitutus, p. p. of destituere to set away, leave alone, forsake; de + statuere to set. See Statute.]1. Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of. In thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. --Ps. cxli. 8. Totally destitute of all shadow of influence. --Burke. 2. Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy; without possessions or resources; very poor. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented. --Heb. xi. 37.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Destitute
Des"ti*tute\, v. t. 1. To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon. [Obs.] To forsake or destitute a plantation. --Bacon. 2. To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; -- followed by of. [Obs.] Destituted of all honor and livings. --Holinshed. 3. To disappoint. [Obs.] When his expectation is destituted. --Fotherby.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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