devoid

From obsolete Middle English verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (“to empty out”) (compare French dévider).

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈvɔɪd/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪd

devoid (not comparable)

1. empty; having none of; completely without

   I went searching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharper than a spoon.

• devoidness

devoid (third-person singular simple present 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.

• voddie, voided