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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 — destitutely, adv. destituteness, n. /des ti tooht , tyooht /, adj., v., destituted, destituting. adj. 1. without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter. 2. deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often fol. by of): destitute of… … Universalium
destitute — des•ti•tute [[t]ˈdɛs tɪˌtut, ˌtyut[/t]] adj. v. tut•ed, tut•ing 1) without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter 2) deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often fol. by of): destitute of feeling[/ex] 3) to leave destitute •… … From formal English to slang
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 [ˈdestıtju:t US tu:t] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: destitutus, past participle of destituere to set down, leave ] 1.) having no money, no food, no home etc ▪ The floods left many people destitute . 2.) be destitute of sth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
deprive — de·prive vt de·prived, de·priv·ing: to take away or withhold something from no person shall...be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law U.S. Constitution amend. V dep·ri·va·tion /ˌde prə vā shən, ˌdē ˌprī / n Merriam… … Law dictionary
despoil — I verb assail, attack, bereave, consume, denude, deplume, depredate, deprive, desolate, devastate, devour, dispossess, divest, forage, foray, impoverish, invade, lay waste, leave destitute, loot, make off with, maraud, overrun, pilfer, pillage,… … Law dictionary
HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Workhouse — Former workhouse in Nantwich, dating from 1780 In England and Wales a workhouse, colloquially known as a … Wikipedia
New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down, Bristol — The New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down, commonly known as the Muller Homes, were an orphanage in the district of Ashley Down, in the north of Bristol. They were built between 1849 and 1870 by the Prussian evangelist George Müller to show the world… … Wikipedia
