destitute of
tɪˌtut, -ˌtyut adjective
1.
without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter.
2.
deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often followed by of ): destitute of children.
verb (used with object)
3.
to leave destitute.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dēstitūtus (past participle of dēstituere to abandon, deprive of support), equivalent to dē- de- + stit- place, put (combining form of statuere; see statute) + -ū- thematic vowel + -tus past participle suffix
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dēstitūtus (past participle of dēstituere to abandon, deprive of support), equivalent to dē- de- + stit- place, put (combining form of statuere; see statute) + -ū- thematic vowel + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
des·ti·tute·ly, adverb
des·ti·tute·ness, noun
pre·des·ti·tute, adjective
un·des·ti·tute, adjective
Synonyms
1. needy, poor, indigent, necessitous, penniless, impoverished. 2. deficient.
1. needy, poor, indigent, necessitous, penniless, impoverished. 2. deficient.
Antonyms
1. affluent.
1. affluent.
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| —adj (foll by of) | |
| 1. | lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished |
| 2. | completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of): destitute of words |
| 3. | obsolete abandoned or deserted |
| [C14: from Latin dēstitūtus forsaken, from dēstituere to leave alone, from statuere to place] | |
| 'destituteness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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