Definition of divest

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Divest (v. t.) See Devest.

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Divest :: Divest (v. t.) To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest..
Strip :: Strip (v. t.) To divest of clothing; to uncover.
Undeck :: Undeck (v. t.) To divest of ornaments.
Pemmican :: Pemmican (n.) Among the North American Indians, meat cut in thin slices, divested of fat, and dried in the sun..
Unsolemnize :: Unsolemnize (v. t.) To divest of solemnity.
Disfurnish :: Disfurnish (v. t.) To deprive of that with which anything is furnished (furniture, equipments, etc.); to strip; to render destitute; to divest..
Unscale :: Unscale (v. t.) To divest of scales; to remove scales from.
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..
Deprovincialize :: Deprovincialize (v. t.) To divest of provincial quality or characteristics.
Devest :: Devest (v. t.) To divest; to undress.
Unclothed :: Unclothed (a.) Divested or stripped of clothing.
Desecrate :: Desecrate (v. t.) To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.
Unsquire :: Unsquire (v. t.) To divest of the title or privilege of an esquire.
Unhelmed :: Unhelmed (a.) Divested or deprived of the helm or helmet.
Disrealize :: Disrealize (v. t.) To divest of reality; to make uncertain.
Unboy :: Unboy (v. t.) To divest of the traits of a boy.
Excalceation :: Excalceation (n.) The act of depriving or divesting of shoes.
Dehumanize :: Dehumanize (v. t.) To divest of human qualities, such as pity, tenderness, etc.; as, dehumanizing influences..
Dethrone :: Dethrone (v. t.) To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity.
Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.
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