- devested
- v. strip, denude, remove clothing or other covering; dispossess, deprive of; get rid of; transfer rights; cancel rights (also divest)
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Devested — Devest De*vest , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devesting}.] [L. devestire to undress; de + vestire to dress: cf. OF. devestir, F. d[ e]v[^e]tir. Cf. {Divest}.] 1. To divest; to undress. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To take away, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Devest — De*vest , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devesting}.] [L. devestire to undress; de + vestire to dress: cf. OF. devestir, F. d[ e]v[^e]tir. Cf. {Divest}.] 1. To divest; to undress. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To take away, as an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Devesting — Devest De*vest , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devesting}.] [L. devestire to undress; de + vestire to dress: cf. OF. devestir, F. d[ e]v[^e]tir. Cf. {Divest}.] 1. To divest; to undress. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To take away, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devest — də̇ˈvest, (ˈ)dēˈ verb Etymology: Middle French desvestir, devestir, from Medieval Latin disvestire, from Latin dis + vestire to dress, from vestis garment more at wear transitive verb 1. a. obsolete … Useful english dictionary
