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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Unsolemnize :: Unsolemnize (v. t.) To divest of solemnity.
Unsubstantiation :: Unsubstantiation (n.) A divesting of substantiality.
Uncowl :: Uncowl (v. t.) To divest or deprive of a cowl.
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..
Disempower :: Disempower (v. t.) To deprive of power; to divest of strength.
Denationalize :: Denationalize (v. t.) To divest or deprive of national character or rights.
Uncover :: Uncover (v. t.) To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's body..
Disembodied :: Disembodied (a.) Divested of a body; ceased to be corporal; incorporeal.
Unprince :: Unprince (v. t.) To deprive of the character or authority of a prince; to divest of principality of sovereignty.
Unattire :: Unattire (v. t.) To divest of attire; to undress.
Devest :: Devest (v. t.) To divest; to undress.
Divestiture :: Divestiture (n.) The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of property, rights, etc..
Deprivation :: Deprivation (n.) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity..
Unmantle :: Unmantle (v. t.) To divest of a mantle; to uncover.
Strip :: Strip (v. t.) To divest of clothing; to uncover.
Undeck :: Undeck (v. t.) To divest of ornaments.
Bladed :: Bladed (a.) Divested of blades; as, bladed corn..
Disbranch :: Disbranch (v.) To divest of a branch or branches; to tear off.
Deprive :: Deprive (v. t.) To divest of office; to depose; to dispossess of dignity, especially ecclesiastical..
Disrealize :: Disrealize (v. t.) To divest of reality; to make uncertain.
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