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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Destitute — Des ti*tute, v. t. 1. To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To forsake or destitute a plantation. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; followed by of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
destitute — des‧ti‧tute [ˈdesttjuːt ǁ tuːt] adjective having no money, no food, and nowhere to live: • San Francisco has targeted the problems of street litter and homelessness by hiring destitute citizens to perform jobs cleaning up the city. destitution… … Financial and business terms
destitute — ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself. 2) (destitute of) not having. DERIVATIVES destitution noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «deserted, abandoned»: from Latin destituere forsake … English terms dictionary
destitute — [des′tə to͞ot΄, des′tətyo͞ot΄] adj. [ME < L destitutus, pp. of destituere, to forsake, abandon < de , down, away + statuere, to set, place: see STATUTE] 1. not having; being without; lacking (with of) [destitute of trees] 2. lacking the… … English World dictionary
destitute of — index devoid, insufficient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
destitute — (adj.) late 14c., abandoned, forsaken, from L. destitutus abandoned, pp. of destituere forsake, from de away + statuere put, place, causative of stare to stand, from PIE root *sta to stand (see STET (Cf … Etymology dictionary
destitute — 1 *devoid, void Analogous words: lacking, wanting (see LACK vb): *deficient: *empty: barren, *bare: depleted, drained, exhausted, bankrupted or bankrupt (see corresponding verbs at … New Dictionary of Synonyms
destitute — [adj] down and out; wanting bankrupt, beggared, bereft, busted, dead broke*, deficient, depleted, deprived of, devoid of, dirt poor*, divested, drained, empty, exhausted, flat*, flat broke*, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, in need of,… … New thesaurus
destitute — adj. destitute of (destitute of feeling) * * * [ destɪtjuːt] destitute of (destitute of feeling) … Combinatory dictionary
