† devoidv.

Forms: Middle English–1600s devoyde, Middle English–1500s devode, Middle English–1500s devoyd, devyde, Middle English–1600s devoid(e, (Middle English dewoyde, Middle English devoyede, 1500s dewod, dewoyd, dewid).

Etymology: < Old French de-, desvoidier, -vuidier, -voyder, in modern French dévider, < de-, des- (Latin dis-) + vuide, modern vide, empty. Compare medieval Latin disvacuāre, in same sense.(In 15–16th cent. sometimes confused in form with divide v.)

Obsolete or rare.

†1.

a. transitive. To cast out, get rid of, do away with, remove, expel; to void. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (transitive)]

to bring to noughteOE

forspillc893

fordilghec900

to bring to naughtOE

astryea1200

stroyc1200

forferec1275

misdoa1325

destroyc1330

naught1340

dingc1380

beshenda1400

devoida1400

unshapea1400

to wend downa1400

brittenc1400

unloukc1400

perishc1426

defeat1435

unmake1439

lithc1450

spend1481

kill1530

to shend ofc1540

quade1565

to make away1566

discreate1570

wrake1570

wracka1586

unwork1587

gaster1609

defease1621

unbe1624

uncreate1633

destructa1638

naufragate1648

stifle1725

stramash1788

disannul1794

destructify1841

locust1868

to knock out1944

dick1972

the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > clear out or away

kill?c1225

purge1340

void1390

roota1398

devoida1400

rida1450

betwechec1450

redd1479

to make (clean, quick, etc.) riddance1528

expurge1542

vacuate1572

free1599

cleanse1628

rede1638

to clear out1655

dress1701

to clear away1711

to clear off1766

dissaturate1866

cancel1990

a1400–50 Alexander 4327 Auyrice & errogaunce & all we devoide.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 544 De-voydynge þe vylanye þat venkquyst his þewez.

c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 15 Wyschande þat wele Þat wont watz whyle deuoyde my wrange.

c1400 Rom. Rose 2929 Right so is al his woo fulle soone Devoided clene.

a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sloane) (1862) 45 Devoyde þo worme-etone alle bydene.

c1485 Digby Myst. iii. 787 We xal gete yow leches, ȝower peynes to devyde.

?1507 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen (Rouen) in Poems (1998) I. 45 I sall the venome devoid [a1586 avoyd] with a vent large, And me assuage of the swalme that suellit wes gret.

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure 45, 61, 63, 64.

†b. To destroy, annihilate. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1400–50 Alexander 3875 To be deuowrid & devoidid and vencuste for euire.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 908 For we schal tyne þis toun & trayþely disstrye, Wyth alle þise wyȝez so wykke wyȝtly deuoyde.

†c. To empty out, pour out, discharge. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (transitive)] > emit

send971

stretchc1275

casta1300

sheda1325

manda1350

to throw outa1413

yielda1450

devoida1475

render1481

reflair1509

sup out1513

to give out1530

utter1536

spout1568

to give fortha1586

to let fly1590

to put out1614

eject1616

evacuate1622

ejaculate1625

emit1626

fling1637

outsend1647

exert1660

extramit1668

exclude1677

emane1708

extromita1711

evolve1772

emanate1797

discharge1833

exsert1835

to give off1840

a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 718 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 323 For a pype þer is insyde so clene, Þat water deuoydes, of seluer schene.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xiii. i. 10 The Latyn pepill..gan devoid [1553 deuode] and hostit owt full cleir Deip from thar breistis the hard sorow smart.

†2.

a. To vacate; to leave. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away from [verb (transitive)]

leaveeOE

beleavea1250

devoidc1325

voidc1330

roomc1400

wagc1400

departa1425

refusea1425

avoid1447

ishc1450

remove1459

absent1488

part1496

refrain1534

to turn the backc1540

quita1568

apart1574

shrink1594

to fall from ——1600

to draw away1616

to go off ——a1630

shifta1642

untenant1795

evacuate1809

exit1830

stash1888

split1956

society > travel > aspects of travel > departure, leaving, or going away > depart from or leave [verb (transitive)]

leaveeOE

beleavea1250

devoidc1325

voidc1330

to pass out ofa1398

roomc1400

departa1425

avoid1447

ishc1450

part1496

quita1568

shrink1594

shifta1642

to turn out of ——1656

refraina1723

blow1902

c1325 Coer de L. 1228 He took hys doughter by the hand, And bad her swythe devoyde hys land.

a1450 Le Morte Arth. 1167 There-fore devoyede my companye.

1545 Aberdeen Reg. V. 19 (Jam.) He is ordanit to dewid the tovnn within xxiiij houris.

†b. reflexive. To withdraw (oneself). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (reflexive)]

fersec1000

teec1275

voida1387

withdraw1390

takea1393

avoida1400

devoida1400

shifta1400

avyec1440

trussa1450

deferc1480

remove1530

convey1535

subtractc1540

subduce1542

retire?1548

substract1549

room1566

to take off1620

to make oneself scarce1809

a1400 Cov. Myst. (Shaks. Soc.) 243 I am with ȝow at alle tymes whan ȝe to councel me calle, But for a short tyme myself I devoyde.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 123 Or tha culd diuyde thame of that land, Tha war baith tane and fast bund fit and hand.

†c. intransitive (for reflexive). To go away, withdraw.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)]

wendeOE

i-wite971

ashakec975

shakeOE

to go awayOE

witea1000

afareOE

agoOE

atwendOE

awayOE

to wend awayOE

awendOE

gangOE

rimeOE

flitc1175

to fare forthc1200

depart?c1225

part?c1225

partc1230

to-partc1275

biwitec1300

atwitea1325

withdrawa1325

to draw awayc1330

passc1330

to turn one's (also the) backc1330

lenda1350

begonec1370

remuea1375

voidc1374

removec1380

to long awaya1382

twinc1386

to pass one's wayc1390

trussc1390

waive1390

to pass out ofa1398

avoida1400

to pass awaya1400

to turn awaya1400

slakec1400

wagc1400

returnc1405

to be gonea1425

muck1429

packc1450

recede1450

roomc1450

to show (a person) the feetc1450

to come offc1475

to take one's licence1475

issue1484

devoidc1485

rebatea1500

walka1500

to go adieua1522

pikea1529

to go one's ways1530

retire?1543

avaunt1549

to make out1558

trudge1562

vade?1570

fly1581

leave1593

wag1594

to get off1595

to go off1600

to put off1600

shog1600

troop1600

to forsake patch1602

exit1607

hence1614

to give offa1616

to take off1657

to move off1692

to cut (also slip) the painter1699

sheera1704

to go about one's business1749

mizzle1772

to move out1792

transit1797–1803

stump it1803

to run away1809

quit1811

to clear off1816

to clear out1816

nash1819

fuff1822

to make (take) tracks (for)1824

mosey1829

slope1830

to tail out1830

to walk one's chalks1835

to take away1838

shove1844

trot1847

fade1848

evacuate1849

shag1851

to get up and get1854

to pull out1855

to cut (the) cable(s)1859

to light out1859

to pick up1872

to sling one's Daniel or hook1873

to sling (also take) one's hook1874

smoke1893

screw1896

shoot1897

voetsak1897

to tootle off1902

to ship out1908

to take a (run-out, walk-out, etc.) powder1909

to push off1918

to bugger off1922

biff1923

to fuck off1929

to hit, split or take the breeze1931

to jack off1931

to piss offa1935

to do a mick1937

to take a walk1937

to head off1941

to take a hike1944

moulder1945

to chuff off1947

to get lost1947

to shoot through1947

skidoo1949

to sod off1950

peel1951

bug1952

split1954

poop1961

mugger1962

frig1965

c1485 Digby Myst. v. 380 Here lucyfere devoydeth, and commyth in ageyne as a goodly galaunt.

1497 in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 42 421 That they devoyd and pass with thame.

†3. transitive. To avoid, shun; to get out of the way of. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun

overboweOE

bibughOE

fleea1000

forbowa1000

ashun1000

befleec1000

beflyc1175

bischunc1200

withbuwe?c1225

waive1303

eschew1340

refuse1357

astartc1374

sparec1380

shuna1382

void1390

declinea1400

forbeara1400

shurna1400

avoidc1450

umbeschewc1485

shewe1502

evite1503

devoid1509

shrink1513

schew?a1534

devite1549

fly1552

abstract1560

evitate1588

estrange1613

cut1791

shy1802

skulk1835

side-slip1930

to walk away from1936

punt1969

the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)] > contrive to escape or evade > a blow, missile, or pursuit

waive1303

voida1500

devoid1509

avoid1530

shuna1586

shift1595

dodge1713

jinka1774

jouk1812

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xxxv. xviii I ful swyftly dyd geve back ful oft, For to devoyde his great strokes unsoft.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 515/1 It shalbe harde to devoyde this mater: ce seroyt forte chose de euiter ceste matiere.

†4.

a. To empty; to make void or empty. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > leave unoccupied [verb (transitive)] > empty

emptyOE

emptOE

avoida1382

to shake out1382

devoida1400

evacuec1400

void1506

toom?a1513

unburden1538

disgarboil1567

inanitea1598

unbowel1597

unfill1607

to turn out?1609

unteemc1635

evacuatea1652

vacuate1651

unempt1798

disglut1800

eviscerate1834

a1400–50 Alexander 2938 Alexander..clekis vp þe coupe & putis in his bosom. Anoþire boll was him broȝt & bathe he deuoydid.

c1430 J. Lydgate in J. H. Parker Some Acct. Domest. Archit. (1859) III. 39 The canell scoured was so clene, And deuoyded into secrete wyse.

†b. To empty, clear, rid, free (of). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > leave unoccupied [verb (transitive)] > clear out > clear of something undesirable

winnowc825

purge1340

dischargec1384

weedc1400

devoida1500

rid?1526

shift1567

free1613

scuffle1766

delouse1942

a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) 1022 Now help thi-self at neid, And the dewod of euery point of dred.

a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 519 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 111 I sall devoid ye of det Or de in ye place.

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 163 To devoid Scotland Of Inglismen.

1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Biv Howe coulde the bread and wyne serve to hys purpose, yf they were utterly divoided of theyr accostumed nature?

†5. To render void or of none effect. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > annul, cancel, revoke [verb (transitive)] > make void or invalid

wanea889

voida1340

avoidc1375

abolishc1475

disnull1509

disannula1513

annihilate1525

evacuate1526

aniente1528

extinct1530

disable1548

extinguish1548

solute1550

destitutea1563

exinanitea1575

cashier1596

devoid1601

shorta1616

supersede1618

vitiate1627

invalidate1649

out1653

vacate1662

exinanitiate1698

atheticize1701

squasha1777

invalid1827

negate1837

negative1837

unsanction1854

cancel-

1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 225 Least..the Apostles labour, by their carelesse leuitie, or carnall securitie, should bee deuoyded and abased.

6. To make devoid; to divest. rare. nonce-word.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > loss > taking away > take away [verb (transitive)] > deprive (of)

benimc890

to do of ——eOE

bedealc1000

disturbc1230

bereavec1275

reave?a1300

acquitc1300

benemec1300

deprivec1330

privea1382

subvertc1384

oppressc1395

abridgea1400

to bate of, from1399

lessa1400

nakena1400

dischargea1425

privatec1425

to bring outa1450

abatec1450

sever?1507

spulyie?1507

denude1513

disable1529

distrain1530

destituec1540

destitutec1540

defalk1541

to turn out of ——1545

discomfit1548

wipe1549

nude1551

disannul?a1556

bereft1557

diminish1559

benoom1563

joint1573

uncase1583

rid1585

disarm1590

visitc1592

ease1600

dispatch1604

unfurnisha1616

rig1629

retrench1640

unbecomea1641

disentail1641

cashier1690

twin1722

mulct1748

fordo1764

to do out of ——1796

to cut out1815

bate1823

deprivate1832

devoid1878

1878 N. Amer. Rev. 126 372 In any minds, so devoided of their religious sentiments.

Derivatives

† deˈvoided adj. Obsolete divested, made void.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > loss > [adjective] > suffering loss > deprived

forlornc1150

bereaved?a1200

destitute14..

private?a1425

devoidedc1430

disgarnished1484

destituted1550

deprived1552

deprivate1575

berapt1581

bereft1586

bereaven1592

dispossessed1599

ungraced1602

privated1656

viduated1660

disfurnished1670

c1430 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1544) i. ii. 4 b As a prince devoyded of all grace Against God he gan for to compasse.

1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke i. iii. 10 Those things which are made by arte..are deuoided of all sense and motion.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	devoid
释义	devoidadj. /dɪˈvɔɪd/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s devoide, devoyde, Middle English devode, 1500s devoyd. Etymology: Originally past participle of devoid v., short for (or collateral variant of) devoided : see devoid v. a. With of: Empty, void, destitute (of some attribute); entirely without or wanting. (Originally participial, like bereft, and, like the latter, only used predicatively, or following its substantive.) ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > [adjective] > devoid of something nakedeOE toomOE windia1225 skerec1250 freea1325 expertc1374 unbeseen1390 vacanta1400 devoidc1400 indigent1490 waste1513 clear1569 divesta1679 viduate1692 innocent1706 divested1742 sincerea1754 virgin1889 c1400 Rom. Rose 3723 Devoid of pride certaine she was. 1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. v So is my meaning cleane devoyde of syn. c1465 Pol. Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 2 Devode of vices. 1509 S. Hawes Conuercyon Swerers (de Worde) 47 Go lytell treatyse deuoyde of eloquence. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 310/1 Devoyde, without or delyvered of a thyng, vuyde. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 101 He lay speechlesse deuoid of sense and motion. 1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xxxiii. 248 Though it be not quite devoy'd of all Body whatsoever. 1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck iii. 45 A Wretch deform'd, devoid of ev'ry Grace. 1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. 410 A very simple style of dress, devoid of ornament or pretension. b. without of: Void, empty. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > [adjective] voida1350 unoccupied1560 absent1587 devoid1590 vacant1600 naked1643 vacated1791 untrenched1887 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ix. sig. H7 When I awoke, and found her place deuoyd, And nought but pressed gras where she had lyen, I sorrowed all so much, as earst I ioyd. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † devoidv. Forms: Middle English–1600s devoyde, Middle English–1500s devode, Middle English–1500s devoyd, devyde, Middle English–1600s devoid(e, (Middle English dewoyde, Middle English devoyede, 1500s dewod, dewoyd, dewid). Etymology: < Old French de-, desvoidier, -vuidier, -voyder, in modern French dévider, < de-, des- (Latin dis-) + vuide, modern vide, empty. Compare medieval Latin disvacuāre, in same sense.(In 15–16th cent. sometimes confused in form with divide v.) Obsolete or rare. †1. a. transitive. To cast out, get rid of, do away with, remove, expel; to void. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (transitive)] to bring to noughteOE forspillc893 fordilghec900 to bring to naughtOE astryea1200 stroyc1200 forferec1275 misdoa1325 destroyc1330 naught1340 dingc1380 beshenda1400 devoida1400 unshapea1400 to wend downa1400 brittenc1400 unloukc1400 perishc1426 defeat1435 unmake1439 lithc1450 spend1481 kill1530 to shend ofc1540 quade1565 to make away1566 discreate1570 wrake1570 wracka1586 unwork1587 gaster1609 defease1621 unbe1624 uncreate1633 destructa1638 naufragate1648 stifle1725 stramash1788 disannul1794 destructify1841 locust1868 to knock out1944 dick1972 the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > clear out or away kill?c1225 purge1340 void1390 roota1398 devoida1400 rida1450 betwechec1450 redd1479 to make (clean, quick, etc.) riddance1528 expurge1542 vacuate1572 free1599 cleanse1628 rede1638 to clear out1655 dress1701 to clear away1711 to clear off1766 dissaturate1866 cancel1990 a1400–50 Alexander 4327 Auyrice & errogaunce & all we devoide. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 544 De-voydynge þe vylanye þat venkquyst his þewez. c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 15 Wyschande þat wele Þat wont watz whyle deuoyde my wrange. c1400 Rom. Rose 2929 Right so is al his woo fulle soone Devoided clene. a1475 Liber Cocorum (Sloane) (1862) 45 Devoyde þo worme-etone alle bydene. c1485 Digby Myst. iii. 787 We xal gete yow leches, ȝower peynes to devyde. ?1507 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen (Rouen) in Poems (1998) I. 45 I sall the venome devoid [a1586 avoyd] with a vent large, And me assuage of the swalme that suellit wes gret. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure 45, 61, 63, 64. †b. To destroy, annihilate. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1400–50 Alexander 3875 To be deuowrid & devoidid and vencuste for euire. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 908 For we schal tyne þis toun & trayþely disstrye, Wyth alle þise wyȝez so wykke wyȝtly deuoyde. †c. To empty out, pour out, discharge. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (transitive)] > emit send971 stretchc1275 casta1300 sheda1325 manda1350 to throw outa1413 yielda1450 devoida1475 render1481 reflair1509 sup out1513 to give out1530 utter1536 spout1568 to give fortha1586 to let fly1590 to put out1614 eject1616 evacuate1622 ejaculate1625 emit1626 fling1637 outsend1647 exert1660 extramit1668 exclude1677 emane1708 extromita1711 evolve1772 emanate1797 discharge1833 exsert1835 to give off1840 a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 718 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 323 For a pype þer is insyde so clene, Þat water deuoydes, of seluer schene. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xiii. i. 10 The Latyn pepill..gan devoid [1553 deuode] and hostit owt full cleir Deip from thar breistis the hard sorow smart. †2. a. To vacate; to leave. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away from [verb (transitive)] leaveeOE beleavea1250 devoidc1325 voidc1330 roomc1400 wagc1400 departa1425 refusea1425 avoid1447 ishc1450 remove1459 absent1488 part1496 refrain1534 to turn the backc1540 quita1568 apart1574 shrink1594 to fall from ——1600 to draw away1616 to go off ——a1630 shifta1642 untenant1795 evacuate1809 exit1830 stash1888 split1956 society > travel > aspects of travel > departure, leaving, or going away > depart from or leave [verb (transitive)] leaveeOE beleavea1250 devoidc1325 voidc1330 to pass out ofa1398 roomc1400 departa1425 avoid1447 ishc1450 part1496 quita1568 shrink1594 shifta1642 to turn out of ——1656 refraina1723 blow1902 c1325 Coer de L. 1228 He took hys doughter by the hand, And bad her swythe devoyde hys land. a1450 Le Morte Arth. 1167 There-fore devoyede my companye. 1545 Aberdeen Reg. V. 19 (Jam.) He is ordanit to dewid the tovnn within xxiiij houris. †b. reflexive. To withdraw (oneself). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (reflexive)] fersec1000 teec1275 voida1387 withdraw1390 takea1393 avoida1400 devoida1400 shifta1400 avyec1440 trussa1450 deferc1480 remove1530 convey1535 subtractc1540 subduce1542 retire?1548 substract1549 room1566 to take off1620 to make oneself scarce1809 a1400 Cov. Myst. (Shaks. Soc.) 243 I am with ȝow at alle tymes whan ȝe to councel me calle, But for a short tyme myself I devoyde. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 123 Or tha culd diuyde thame of that land, Tha war baith tane and fast bund fit and hand. †c. intransitive (for reflexive). To go away, withdraw. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] wendeOE i-wite971 ashakec975 shakeOE to go awayOE witea1000 afareOE agoOE atwendOE awayOE to wend awayOE awendOE gangOE rimeOE flitc1175 to fare forthc1200 depart?c1225 part?c1225 partc1230 to-partc1275 biwitec1300 atwitea1325 withdrawa1325 to draw awayc1330 passc1330 to turn one's (also the) backc1330 lenda1350 begonec1370 remuea1375 voidc1374 removec1380 to long awaya1382 twinc1386 to pass one's wayc1390 trussc1390 waive1390 to pass out ofa1398 avoida1400 to pass awaya1400 to turn awaya1400 slakec1400 wagc1400 returnc1405 to be gonea1425 muck1429 packc1450 recede1450 roomc1450 to show (a person) the feetc1450 to come offc1475 to take one's licence1475 issue1484 devoidc1485 rebatea1500 walka1500 to go adieua1522 pikea1529 to go one's ways1530 retire?1543 avaunt1549 to make out1558 trudge1562 vade?1570 fly1581 leave1593 wag1594 to get off1595 to go off1600 to put off1600 shog1600 troop1600 to forsake patch1602 exit1607 hence1614 to give offa1616 to take off1657 to move off1692 to cut (also slip) the painter1699 sheera1704 to go about one's business1749 mizzle1772 to move out1792 transit1797–1803 stump it1803 to run away1809 quit1811 to clear off1816 to clear out1816 nash1819 fuff1822 to make (take) tracks (for)1824 mosey1829 slope1830 to tail out1830 to walk one's chalks1835 to take away1838 shove1844 trot1847 fade1848 evacuate1849 shag1851 to get up and get1854 to pull out1855 to cut (the) cable(s)1859 to light out1859 to pick up1872 to sling one's Daniel or hook1873 to sling (also take) one's hook1874 smoke1893 screw1896 shoot1897 voetsak1897 to tootle off1902 to ship out1908 to take a (run-out, walk-out, etc.) powder1909 to push off1918 to bugger off1922 biff1923 to fuck off1929 to hit, split or take the breeze1931 to jack off1931 to piss offa1935 to do a mick1937 to take a walk1937 to head off1941 to take a hike1944 moulder1945 to chuff off1947 to get lost1947 to shoot through1947 skidoo1949 to sod off1950 peel1951 bug1952 split1954 poop1961 mugger1962 frig1965 c1485 Digby Myst. v. 380 Here lucyfere devoydeth, and commyth in ageyne as a goodly galaunt. 1497 in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 42 421 That they devoyd and pass with thame. †3. transitive. To avoid, shun; to get out of the way of. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun overboweOE bibughOE fleea1000 forbowa1000 ashun1000 befleec1000 beflyc1175 bischunc1200 withbuwe?c1225 waive1303 eschew1340 refuse1357 astartc1374 sparec1380 shuna1382 void1390 declinea1400 forbeara1400 shurna1400 avoidc1450 umbeschewc1485 shewe1502 evite1503 devoid1509 shrink1513 schew?a1534 devite1549 fly1552 abstract1560 evitate1588 estrange1613 cut1791 shy1802 skulk1835 side-slip1930 to walk away from1936 punt1969 the world > action or operation > safety > escape > escape from [verb (transitive)] > contrive to escape or evade > a blow, missile, or pursuit waive1303 voida1500 devoid1509 avoid1530 shuna1586 shift1595 dodge1713 jinka1774 jouk1812 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xxxv. xviii I ful swyftly dyd geve back ful oft, For to devoyde his great strokes unsoft. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 515/1 It shalbe harde to devoyde this mater: ce seroyt forte chose de euiter ceste matiere. †4. a. To empty; to make void or empty. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > leave unoccupied [verb (transitive)] > empty emptyOE emptOE avoida1382 to shake out1382 devoida1400 evacuec1400 void1506 toom?a1513 unburden1538 disgarboil1567 inanitea1598 unbowel1597 unfill1607 to turn out?1609 unteemc1635 evacuatea1652 vacuate1651 unempt1798 disglut1800 eviscerate1834 a1400–50 Alexander 2938 Alexander..clekis vp þe coupe & putis in his bosom. Anoþire boll was him broȝt & bathe he deuoydid. c1430 J. Lydgate in J. H. Parker Some Acct. Domest. Archit. (1859) III. 39 The canell scoured was so clene, And deuoyded into secrete wyse. †b. To empty, clear, rid, free (of). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > fact of being unoccupied > leave unoccupied [verb (transitive)] > clear out > clear of something undesirable winnowc825 purge1340 dischargec1384 weedc1400 devoida1500 rid?1526 shift1567 free1613 scuffle1766 delouse1942 a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) 1022 Now help thi-self at neid, And the dewod of euery point of dred. a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 519 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 111 I sall devoid ye of det Or de in ye place. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 163 To devoid Scotland Of Inglismen. 1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Biv Howe coulde the bread and wyne serve to hys purpose, yf they were utterly divoided of theyr accostumed nature? †5. To render void or of none effect. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > annul, cancel, revoke [verb (transitive)] > make void or invalid wanea889 voida1340 avoidc1375 abolishc1475 disnull1509 disannula1513 annihilate1525 evacuate1526 aniente1528 extinct1530 disable1548 extinguish1548 solute1550 destitutea1563 exinanitea1575 cashier1596 devoid1601 shorta1616 supersede1618 vitiate1627 invalidate1649 out1653 vacate1662 exinanitiate1698 atheticize1701 squasha1777 invalid1827 negate1837 negative1837 unsanction1854 cancel- 1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 225 Least..the Apostles labour, by their carelesse leuitie, or carnall securitie, should bee deuoyded and abased. 6. To make devoid; to divest. rare. nonce-word. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > loss > taking away > take away [verb (transitive)] > deprive (of) benimc890 to do of ——eOE bedealc1000 disturbc1230 bereavec1275 reave?a1300 acquitc1300 benemec1300 deprivec1330 privea1382 subvertc1384 oppressc1395 abridgea1400 to bate of, from1399 lessa1400 nakena1400 dischargea1425 privatec1425 to bring outa1450 abatec1450 sever?1507 spulyie?1507 denude1513 disable1529 distrain1530 destituec1540 destitutec1540 defalk1541 to turn out of ——1545 discomfit1548 wipe1549 nude1551 disannul?a1556 bereft1557 diminish1559 benoom1563 joint1573 uncase1583 rid1585 disarm1590 visitc1592 ease1600 dispatch1604 unfurnisha1616 rig1629 retrench1640 unbecomea1641 disentail1641 cashier1690 twin1722 mulct1748 fordo1764 to do out of ——1796 to cut out1815 bate1823 deprivate1832 devoid1878 1878 N. Amer. Rev. 126 372 In any minds, so devoided of their religious sentiments. Derivatives † deˈvoided adj. Obsolete divested, made void. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > loss > [adjective] > suffering loss > deprived forlornc1150 bereaved?a1200 destitute14.. private?a1425 devoidedc1430 disgarnished1484 destituted1550 deprived1552 deprivate1575 berapt1581 bereft1586 bereaven1592 dispossessed1599 ungraced1602 privated1656 viduated1660 disfurnished1670 c1430 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1544) i. ii. 4 b As a prince devoyded of all grace Against God he gan for to compasse. 1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke i. iii. 10 Those things which are made by arte..are deuoided of all sense and motion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.c1400v.c1325
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devoidadj.

† devoidv.

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