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adjective
1.
not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually followed by of).
verb (used with object)
2.
to deplete or strip of some quality or substance: imprisonment that devoids a person of humanity.
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Devoid
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So is autonomous. Does it mean:
| worked out with great care and nicety of detail; marked by intricate and often excessive detail; complicated |
| self-governing or independent; subject to its own laws only; not subject to control from outside |
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Example Sentences
- This part strikes me as not devoid of attitude.
- Much of the ecoregion lies beneath glaciers and ice fields, so it is mostly devoid of vegetation.
- It gives an equal voice to states that are almost devoid of voters.
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Word Origin & History
devoid
early 14c., shortening of devoided, pp. of obsolete devoiden "remove, void, vacate," from O.Fr. devoider, from des- "out, away" + voider "to empty," from voide "empty" (see void).
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