devoid
Etymology
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Etymology
From obsolete Middle English - verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (compare French dévider).
Pronunciation- IPA: /dɪˈvɔɪd/
devoid (not comparable)
- 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.
- French: dépourvu
- Italian: privo, senza
- Portuguese: destituído, desprovido
- Russian: пусто́й
- Spanish: vacío, desprovisto
devoid (devoids, present participle devoiding; simple past and past participle devoided)
- (obsolete) To empty out; to remove.
- The child will devoid the garbage after he devours his sandwich.
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