Hypertext Webster Gateway: "divest"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Divest \Di*vest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divested}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Divesting}.] [LL. divestire (di- = dis- + L. vestire to
dress), equiv. to L. devestire. It is the same word as
devest, but the latter is rarely used except as a technical
term in law. See {Devest}, {Vest}.]
1. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage;
-- opposed to {invest}.
2. 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.
Wretches divested of every moral feeling.
--Goldsmith.
The tendency of the language to divest itself of its
gutturals. --Earle.
3. (Law) See {Devest}. --Mozley & W.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
divest
v 1: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the
Jews of all their assets" [syn: {deprive}, {strip}]
2: deprive of status or authority [ant: {invest}]
3: take away one's investment [ant: {invest}]
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