destitute

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) (yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /ˈdɛstɪtʃuːt/ (without the yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /ˈdɛstɪtjuːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɛstɪtuːt/ Hyphenation: des‧ti‧tute === Etymology 1 === From Middle English destitute, destitut, from Latin dēstitūtus. ==== Adjective ==== destitute (comparative more destitute, superlative most destitute) (followed by the preposition "of") Lacking something; devoid. Synonyms: barren, empty, void Lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so. Synonyms: beggared, impecunious, skint; see also Thesaurus:impoverished Near-synonym: penniless May 24, 2018, Alex Vadukul in The New York Times, The Forgotten Entertainer Rag ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English destituten, from the adjective (see above). ==== Verb ==== destitute (third-person singular simple present destitutes, present participle destituting, simple past and past participle destituted) (transitive) To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc. Synonyms: depauperate, pauperize, ruin; see also Thesaurus:impoverish ===== Translations ===== == Latin == === Adjective === dēstitūte vocative masculine singular of dēstitūtus