devoid
adjective
- be empty, often of waste products
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˈvɔɪd/
adj
Etymology: From obsolete Middle English verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (“to empty out”) (compare French dévider).
- Completely without; having none of
“I went searching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharper than a spoon.”
“The shed, a steel-framed structure with a single-span roof devoid of intermediate support, is exceptionally well-lit by continuous glazing on the roof and along much of the sides, while there is fluorescent roof lighting for night work.”
verb
Etymology: From obsolete Middle English verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (“to empty out”) (compare French dévider).
- To empty out; to remove.
“The child will devoid the garbage after he devours his sandwich.”