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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Undress :: Undress (v. t.) To divest of ornaments to disrobe.
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.
Unpope :: Unpope (v. t.) To divest of the character, office, or authority of a pope..
Unmantle :: Unmantle (v. t.) To divest of a mantle; to uncover.
Deprovincialize :: Deprovincialize (v. t.) To divest of provincial quality or characteristics.
Disclout :: Disclout (v. t.) To divest of a clout.
Unsquire :: Unsquire (v. t.) To divest of the title or privilege of an esquire.
Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.
Disembodied :: Disembodied (a.) Divested of a body; ceased to be corporal; incorporeal.
Undress :: Undress (v. t.) To divest of clothes; to strip.
Excalceation :: Excalceation (n.) The act of depriving or divesting of shoes.
Unapparel :: Unapparel (v. t.) To divest of clothing; to strip.
Unvulgarize :: Unvulgarize (v. t.) To divest of vulgarity; to make to be not vulgar.
Uncowl :: Uncowl (v. t.) To divest or deprive of a cowl.
Unsolemnize :: Unsolemnize (v. t.) To divest of solemnity.
Unchild :: Unchild (v. t.) To make unlike a child; to divest of the characteristics of a child.
Decorticate :: Decorticate (v. t.) To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull..
Deprive :: Deprive (v. t.) To dispossess; to bereave; to divest; to hinder from possessing; to debar; to shut out from; -- with a remoter object, usually preceded by of..
Disincorporate :: Disincorporate (v. t.) To deprive of corporate powers, rights, or privileges; to divest of the condition of a corporate body..
Disbranch :: Disbranch (v.) To divest of a branch or branches; to tear off.
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