Definition of divest

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Divest (v. t.) 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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Doff :: Doff (v. t.) To strip; to divest; to undress.
Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.
Pemmican :: Pemmican (n.) Among the North American Indians, meat cut in thin slices, divested of fat, and dried in the sun..
Unchild :: Unchild (v. t.) To make unlike a child; to divest of the characteristics of a child.
Unmantle :: Unmantle (v. t.) To divest of a mantle; to uncover.
Disrealize :: Disrealize (v. t.) To divest of reality; to make uncertain.
Disbranch :: Disbranch (v.) To divest of a branch or branches; to tear off.
Divestiture :: Divestiture (n.) The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of property, rights, etc..
Invest :: Invest (v. t.) To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe..
Dechristianize :: Dechristianize (v. t.) To turn from, or divest of, Christianity..
Uncarnate :: Uncarnate (v. t.) To divest of flesh.
Disembody :: Disembody (v. t.) To divest of the body or corporeal existence.
Disinflame :: Disinflame (v. t.) To divest of flame or ardor.
Unscale :: Unscale (v. t.) To divest of scales; to remove scales from.
Unsquire :: Unsquire (v. t.) To divest of the title or privilege of an esquire.
Unbreech :: Unbreech (v. t.) To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of breeches.
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..
Doff :: Doff (v. t.) To put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence, figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one's self of..
Deprovincialize :: Deprovincialize (v. t.) To divest of provincial quality or characteristics.
Divest :: Divest (v. t.) See Devest.
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