How do you spell Destitute?
Correct spelling
destitute
Think 'stitute' like 'stitched' - someone whose resources have been stitched away
Why is destitute spelled this way?
From Latin destitutus, abandoned. DE (away) + STATUERE (to set). Someone destitute has been set away from resources — poverty as a form of abandonment.
Common misspellings of destitute
destituedestitudedestitute
Example
After losing his job and home, he found himself completely destitute with nowhere to turn.