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Definition of Destitute
1. Adjective. Poor enough to need help from others.
Exact synonyms: Impoverished, Indigent, Necessitous, Needy, Poverty-stricken
Similar to: Poor
Derivative terms: Indigence, Necessity, Need, Neediness
Similar to: Poor
Derivative terms: Indigence, Necessity, Need, Neediness
2. Adjective. Completely wanting or lacking. "The sentence was devoid of meaning"
Definition of Destitute
1. a. Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of.
2. v. t. To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon.
Definition of Destitute
1. Adjective. Lacking something; devoid; especially lacking money; poor, impoverished, poverty-stricken. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Destitute
1. [v -TUTED, -TUTING, -TUTES]
Medical Definition of Destitute
1. 1. To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon. "To forsake or destitute a plantation." (Bacon) 2. To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; followed by of. "Destituted of all honor and livings." (Holinshed) 3. To disappoint. "When his expectation is destituted." (Fotherby) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)