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.
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.