<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually followed by of).</li><li>Synonyms: barren, bereft, destitute, wanting, lacking.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to deplete or strip of some quality or substance: imprisonment that devoids a person of humanity.</li></ul>