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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: destitute adj : poor enough to need help from others [syn: {impoverished}, {indigent}, {necessitous}, {needy}, {poverty-stricken}]
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