devoid

Etymology

From obsolete Middle English verb devoiden, from Old French desvuidier (“to empty out”) (compare French dévider).

adj

1. 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. 1960 July, “New Eastern Region diesel depot at Finsbury Park”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 422–423

verb

1. (obsolete) To empty out; to remove.
   The child will devoid the garbage after he devours his sandwich.