(obsolete) The action of deserting or abandoning. / (now rare) Discharge from office; dismissal. / The condition of lacking something.

plural of destitution

(followed by the preposition "of") Lacking something; devoid / lacking money; poor, impoverished

(transitive) To impoverish; to strip of wealth, resources, etc.

The state or quality of being destitute.

in a destitute manner

present participle of destitute

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of destitute

simple past tense and past participle of destitute