devoid
[ dih-void ]
/ dɪˈvɔɪd /
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adjective
not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually followed by of).
verb (used with object)
to deplete or strip of some quality or substance: imprisonment that devoids a person of humanity.
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devoid
/ (dɪˈvɔɪd) /
adjective
(postpositive foll by of) destitute or void (of); free (from)
Word Origin for devoid
C15: originally past participle of devoid (vb) to remove, from Old French devoidier, from de- de- + voider to void
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