devoid

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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

• French: dépourvu
• Italian: privo, senza
• Portuguese: destituído, desprovido
• Russian: пусто́й
• Spanish: vacío, desprovisto

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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