Thesaurus: destitute

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1. a. Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of.
2. a. Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy; without possessions or resources; very poor.
3. v. t. To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon.
4. v. t. To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; -- followed by of.
5. v. t. To disappoint.
6. adj. poor enough to need help from others
7. adj. completely wanting or lacking
8. 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. 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.
9. j:100 s. poor enough to need help from others