Definition of divest

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Divest (v. t.) See Devest.

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Divesting :: Divesting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dives.
Disfurnish :: Disfurnish (v. t.) To deprive of that with which anything is furnished (furniture, equipments, etc.); to strip; to render destitute; to divest..
Denude :: Denude (v. t.) To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip; to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands..
Despoil :: Despoil (v. t.) To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of.
Unvulgarize :: Unvulgarize (v. t.) To divest of vulgarity; to make to be not vulgar.
Disembody :: Disembody (v. t.) To divest of the body or corporeal existence.
Divest :: Divest (v. t.) To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest..
Doff :: Doff (v. t.) To strip; to divest; to undress.
Unfurnish :: Unfurnish (v. t.) To strip of furniture; to divest; to strip.
Divestiture :: Divestiture (n.) The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of property, rights, etc..
Unscale :: Unscale (v. t.) To divest of scales; to remove scales from.
Disincorporate :: Disincorporate (v. t.) To deprive of corporate powers, rights, or privileges; to divest of the condition of a corporate body..
Disdeify :: Disdeify (v. t.) To divest or deprive of deity or of a deific rank or condition.
Unpope :: Unpope (v. t.) To divest of the character, office, or authority of a pope..
Decorticate :: Decorticate (v. t.) To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull..
Uncarnate :: Uncarnate (v. t.) To divest of flesh.
Unboy :: Unboy (v. t.) To divest of the traits of a boy.
Unfrock :: Unfrock (v. t.) To deprive or divest or a frock; specifically, to deprive of priestly character or privilege; as, to unfrock a priest..
Unsolemnize :: Unsolemnize (v. t.) To divest of solemnity.
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..
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