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destitute definition

des·ti·tute (des′tə to̵̅o̅t′, -tyo̵̅o̅t′)

adjective

  1. not having; being without; lacking (with of) destitute of trees
  2. lacking the necessities of life; living in complete poverty
  3. Obsolete abandoned; forsaken

Etymology: ME < L destitutus, pp. of destituere, to forsake, abandon < de-, down, away + statuere, to set, place: see statute

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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