Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Destitute"

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) 1.7 (wn)

destitute
adj : poor enough to need help from others [syn: {impoverished}, {indigent},
{necessitous}, {needy}, {poverty-stricken}]


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