See Also: destitute(medicine)
destitute(1)(dictionary)
destitute(2)(dictionary)
destitute(dictionary)

destitute(2) (iou)



destitute verb trans. Now rare. LME.
[Partly from DESTITUTE adjective & noun, partly repr. Latin destituere (see prec.).]
Deprive or divest of; make destitute. LME.
Forsake, desert, abandon. M16-L17.
Lay waste, ruin. M16.
Frustrate, disappoint, defeat. M16-E17.
Deprive of office, depose. L16.