DIVEST
\da͡ɪvˈɛst], \daɪvˈɛst], \d_aɪ_v_ˈɛ_s_t]\
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remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"
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deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
By Princeton University
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Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of prejudices, passions, etc.
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See Devest.
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To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; - opposed to invest.
By Oddity Software
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Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of prejudices, passions, etc.
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See Devest.
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To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; - opposed to invest.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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