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  • 1destitute — I adjective bankrupt, beggarly, bereft, depleted, deprived, distressed, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, inops, insolvent, lacking funds, moneyless, necessitous, needful, needy, out of money, penniless, poor, poverty stricken, reduced in… …

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  • 2Destitute — Des ti*tute, a. [L. destitutus, p. p. of destituere to set away, leave alone, forsake; de + statuere to set. See {Statute}.] 1. Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; often followed by… …

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  • 3Destitute — Des ti*tute, v. t. 1. To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To forsake or destitute a plantation. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; followed by of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 4destitute — des‧ti‧tute [ˈdesttjuːt ǁ tuːt] adjective having no money, no food, and nowhere to live: • San Francisco has targeted the problems of street litter and homelessness by hiring destitute citizens to perform jobs cleaning up the city. destitution… …

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  • 5destitute — ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself. 2) (destitute of) not having. DERIVATIVES destitution noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «deserted, abandoned»: from Latin destituere forsake …

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  • 6destitute — [des′tə to͞ot΄, des′tətyo͞ot΄] adj. [ME < L destitutus, pp. of destituere, to forsake, abandon < de , down, away + statuere, to set, place: see STATUTE] 1. not having; being without; lacking (with of) [destitute of trees] 2. lacking the… …

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  • 7destitute of — index devoid, insufficient Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 8destitute of good faith — index dishonest, fraudulent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 9destitute of integrity — index dishonest, fraudulent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 10destitute of life — index dead, deceased, lifeless (dead) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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