Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Devoid

Devoid , transitive verb

[Old English devoiden to leave, Old French desvuidier, desvoidier, to empty out. See Void.]

To empty out; to remove.

Devoid , adjective

[See Devoid, transitive verb]

1.
Void; empty; vacant. [Obsolete] — Spenser
2.
Destitute; not in possession; -- with of; as, devoid of sense; devoid of pity or of pride.