des•ti•tute
Pronunciation: (des'ti-tt", -tyt"), [key]
— adj., v., -tut•ed, -tut•ing.
—adj.
- without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter.
- deprived of, devoid of, or lacking (often fol. by of&hasp;): destitute of children.
—v.t.
- to leave destitute.
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