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   destitute

   /ˈdɛstɪtjuːt/

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   • 1. extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself: "the charity cares for destitute children" Similar pennilessimpoverishedpoverty-strickenpoorimpecuniousindigentdown and outpauperizedwithout a penny to one's namewithout two farthings/pennies to rub togetherinsolventruinedneedyin needin wanthard upon the breadlinehard-pressedin reduced/straitened circumstancesdepriveddisadvantageddistressedbadly offbeggarlybeggaredinformal:on one's uppersup against itbrokeflat brokestrapped (for cash)without a brass farthingwithout a beanwithout a souas poor as a church mouseon one's beam-endsstony brokeskintboracic (lint)stone brokewithout a red centon skid rowformal:penuriousOpposite rich
   • ▪ not having: "towns destitute of commerce" Similar devoidbereftdeprivedin needbankruptemptydrainedexhausteddepletedbaredenudedlackingwithoutdeficient inwantinginformal:sansOpposite well provided with

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘deserted, abandoned, empty’): from Latin destitutus, past participle of destituere ‘forsake’, from de- ‘away from’ + statuere ‘to place’.

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   Where did the word 'destitute' come from?

   • "Destitute" came from "destituere" ("to abandon" or "to deprive"), a joining of "statuere" and the prefix de- ("from, down, away"). "Statuere" also gave us "constitute," "institute," and "restitution," among other similar-sounding words.

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   What is the difference between'status' and 'destitute'?

   • Some terms of this family are directly related to "status," while others come to English through "statuere," a Latin derivative of "status" that means "to set up." "Destitute" came from "destituere" ("to abandon" or "to deprive"), a joining of "statuere" and the prefix de- ("from, down, away").

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   How did a person become destitute?

   • For the individual, the likelihood of becoming destitute was dependent upon one's life-course stage. When the destitute man applied for poor relief it was decided that the children should be boarded out. Primogeniture ensured that senior family members would control clan land, leaving junior family members destitute.

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   When you think of the word destitute, which means poor or lacking other necessities of life, think of someone who is in desperate straits. A very, very tight budget is poor. Living on the streets is destitute.

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