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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Unmagistrate :: Unmagistrate (v. t.) To divest of the office or authority of a magistrate.
Dethrone :: Dethrone (v. t.) To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity.
Divest :: 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..
Despoil :: Despoil (v. t.) To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe..
Unmantle :: Unmantle (v. t.) To divest of a mantle; to uncover.
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..
Pemmican :: Pemmican (n.) Among the North American Indians, meat cut in thin slices, divested of fat, and dried in the sun..
Excalceation :: Excalceation (n.) The act of depriving or divesting of shoes.
Dechristianize :: Dechristianize (v. t.) To turn from, or divest of, Christianity..
Uncowl :: Uncowl (v. t.) To divest or deprive of a cowl.
Unpope :: Unpope (v. t.) To divest of the character, office, or authority of a pope..
Disbranch :: Disbranch (v.) To divest of a branch or branches; to tear off.
Ross :: Ross (v. t.) To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark..
Doff :: Doff (v. t.) To strip; to divest; to undress.
Disclout :: Disclout (v. t.) To divest of a clout.
Unbreech :: Unbreech (v. t.) To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of breeches.
Depose :: Depose (v. t.) To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside.
Divesture :: Divesture (n.) Divestiture.
Depose :: Depose (v. t.) To remove from a throne or other high station; to dethrone; to divest or deprive of office.
Unfurnish :: Unfurnish (v. t.) To strip of furniture; to divest; to strip.
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