devoid
Etymology

From obsolete Middle English - verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (compare French dévider).

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /dɪˈvɔɪd/
Adjective

devoid (not comparable)

  1. Completely without; having none of.
    Synonyms: empty, vacant
    I went searching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharper than a spoon.
Translations Verb

devoid (devoids, present participle devoiding; simple past and past participle devoided)

  1. (obsolete) To empty out; to remove.
    The child will devoid the garbage after he devours his sandwich.



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