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| des·ti·tute [ désti tt ] |
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1. lacking necessities of life: lacking all money, resources, and possessions necessary for subsistence
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2. lacking something: lacking a particular quality
  destitute of ideas
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| [14th century. < Latin destitutus, past participle of destituere "set down, abandon" < statuere "set" < status "position"] |
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| des·ti·tute·ness noun |
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