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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Destitute

/dĕs'-tət-o͞otˌ/ · Des·ti·tute · IPA /ˈdɛstɪtuːt/
01 a. Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of.
  1. 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. 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.
02 v. t. To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon.
  1. 1.
    To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon.[Obs.]
    “To forsake or destitute a plantation.” — Bacon.
  2. 2.
    To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; -- followed by of.[Obs.]
    “Destituted of all honor and livings.” — Holinshed.
  3. 3.
    To disappoint.[Obs.]
    “When his expectation is destituted.” — Fotherby.