Definition of divest

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Divest (v. t.) To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest..

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Strip :: Strip (v. i.) To take off, or become divested of, clothes or covering; to undress..
Unsquire :: Unsquire (v. t.) To divest of the title or privilege of an esquire.
Dehumanize :: Dehumanize (v. t.) To divest of human qualities, such as pity, tenderness, etc.; as, dehumanizing influences..
Desecrate :: Desecrate (v. t.) To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.
Deprive :: Deprive (v. t.) To divest of office; to depose; to dispossess of dignity, especially ecclesiastical..
Unfrock :: Unfrock (v. t.) To deprive or divest or a frock; specifically, to deprive of priestly character or privilege; as, to unfrock a priest..
Unbreech :: Unbreech (v. t.) To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of breeches.
Unveil :: Unveil (v. t.) To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face..
Disinflame :: Disinflame (v. t.) To divest of flame or ardor.
Depose :: Depose (v. t.) To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside.
Decorticate :: Decorticate (v. t.) To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull..
Divesture :: Divesture (n.) Divestiture.
Disdeify :: Disdeify (v. t.) To divest or deprive of deity or of a deific rank or condition.
Uncarnate :: Uncarnate (v. t.) To divest of flesh.
Unwonder :: Unwonder (v. t.) To divest of the quality of wonder or mystery; to interpret; to explain.
Uncover :: Uncover (v. t.) To divest of the hat or cap; to bare the head of; as, to uncover one's head; to uncover one's self..
Disempower :: Disempower (v. t.) To deprive of power; to divest of strength.
Unapparel :: Unapparel (v. t.) To divest of clothing; to strip.
Unfurnish :: Unfurnish (v. t.) To strip of furniture; to divest; to strip.
Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.
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