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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024des•ti•tute /ˈdɛstɪˌtut, -ˌtyut/USA pronunciation adj. - without means to live:money for destitute families.
- [ be + ~ + of] deprived of or lacking:At that point I was destitute of feeling.
des•ti•tu•tion /ˌdɛstɪˈtuʃən, -ˈtyu-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -stit-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024des•ti•tute (des′ti to̅o̅t′, -tyo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation adj., v., -tut•ed, -tut•ing. adj. - without means of subsistence;
lacking food, clothing, and shelter. - deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often fol. by of ):destitute of children.
v.t. - to leave destitute.
- Latin dēstitūtus (past participle of dēstituere to abandon, deprive of support), equivalent. to dē- de- + stit- place, put (combining form of statuere; see statute) + -ū- thematic vowel + -tus past participle suffix
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged needy, poor, indigent, necessitous, penniless, impoverished.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deficient.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged affluent.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: destitute /ˈdɛstɪˌtjuːt/ adj - lacking the means of subsistence; totally impoverished
- (postpositive) followed by of: completely lacking; deprived or bereft (of): destitute of words
- obsolete abandoned or deserted
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin dēstitūtus forsaken, from dēstituere to leave alone, from statuere to placeˈdestiˌtuteness n |