to be destitute of something

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• Destitute — Des ti*tute, a. [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• destitute — des|ti|tute [ˈdestıtju:t US tu:t] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: destitutus, past participle of destituere to set down, leave ] 1.) having no money, no food, no home etc ▪ The floods left many people destitute . 2.) be destitute of sth… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• destitute — adjective 1 having no money, no food, and nowhere to live: Many people were so destitute they lived out of garbage cans. 2 be destitute of formal to be completely without something: a man destitute of all compassion destitution noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• destitute — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin destitutus, past participle of destituere to abandon, deprive, from de + statuere to set up more at statute Date: 14th century 1. lacking something needed or desirable < a lake destitute of fish > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• destitute — adjective /dɛstɪtjuːt/ Lacking something; devoid; especially lacking money; poor, impoverished, poverty stricken …   Wiktionary

• Privation — Pri*va tion (pr[ i]*v[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. privatio: cf. F. privation. See {Private}.] 1. The act of depriving, or taking away; hence, the depriving of rank or office; degradation in rank; deprivation. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• in need of — {adj. phr.} Destitute; lacking something. * /The young girl is so ill that she is seriously in need of medical attention./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• in need of — {adj. phr.} Destitute; lacking something. * /The young girl is so ill that she is seriously in need of medical attention./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• in\ need\ of — adj. phr. Destitute; lacking something. The young girl is so ill that she is seriously in need of medical attention …   Словарь американских идиом

• naked — /ˈneɪkəd / (say naykuhd) adjective 1. without clothing or covering; nude. 2. without adequate clothing. 3. bare of any covering, overlying matter, vegetation, foliage, or the like: naked fields. 4. bare, stripped, or destitute (of something… …  

• Contract — • The canonical and moralist doctrine on this subject is a development of that contained in the Roman civil law. In civil law, a contract is defined as the union of several persons in a coincident expression of will by which their legal relations …   Catholic encyclopedia