ETYM Latin destitutus, p. p. of destituere to set away, leave alone, forsake; de + statuere to set. Related to Statute.
Poor enough to need help from others; SYN. impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken.
Pauvre.
Pauvre.
1. (Familier) Fauché.
2. Misérable. Homme pauvre.
3. (Au figuré) Aride. Sol pauvre.
4. (Au figuré) Étroit.
5. (Au figuré) Insuffisant. Vocabulaire pauvre.
1. To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon.
2. To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive.
1. Démettre.
2. Révoquer.
3. Limoger.