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Divestiture :: Divestiture (n.) The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of property, rights, etc..

Undeck :: Undeck (v. t.) To divest of ornaments.

Uncowl :: Uncowl (v. t.) To divest or deprive of a cowl.

Unboy :: Unboy (v. t.) To divest of the traits of a boy.

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.

Disfurnish :: Disfurnish (v. t.) To deprive of that with which anything is furnished (furniture, equipments, etc.); to strip; to render destitute; to divest..

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..

Deprivation :: Deprivation (n.) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity..

Despoil :: Despoil (v. t.) To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of.

Disrobe :: Disrobe (v. t. & i.) To divest of a robe; to undress; figuratively, to strip of covering; to divest of that which clothes or decorates; as, autumn disrobes the fields of verdure..

Dismask :: Dismask (v. t.) To divest of a mask.

Dethrone :: Dethrone (v. t.) To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity.

Denationalize :: Denationalize (v. t.) To divest or deprive of national character or rights.

Disincorporate :: Disincorporate (v. t.) To deprive of corporate powers, rights, or privileges; to divest of the condition of a corporate body..

Unqueen :: Unqueen (v. t.) To divest of the rank or authority of queen.

Unwonder :: Unwonder (v. t.) To divest of the quality of wonder or mystery; to interpret; to explain.

Strip :: Strip (v. t.) To divest of clothing; to uncover.

Disbranch :: Disbranch (v.) To divest of a branch or branches; to tear off.

Doff :: Doff (v. t.) To strip; to divest; to undress.

Depose :: Depose (v. t.) To remove from a throne or other high station; to dethrone; to divest or deprive of office.

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