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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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