destitute

a. துணையற்ற, கைவிடப்பட்ட, வகையற்ற. தேவைக்கு அலந்த.

Synonyms

strip bereave despoil rob divest dispossess abridge depose prevent hinder

Antonyms

invest endow compensate enrich supply present reinstate indemnify

Des"ti*tute, a. Etym: [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 of. In thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. Ps. cxli. 8. Totally destitute of all shadow of influence. Burke. 2. Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of want; needy; without possessions or resources; very poor. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented. Heb. xi. 37. Des"ti*tute, v. t. 1. To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon. [Obs.] To forsake or destitute a plantation. Bacon. 2. To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; -- followed by of. [Obs.] Destituted of all honor and livings. Holinshed. 3. To disappoint. [Obs.] When his expectation is destituted. Fotherby.

destitute - Similar Words

destitutely restitute destituent destituteness divestiture destitution vestiture institute destinate reconstitute