- (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.
- (v.t.) To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms or equipage; -- opposed to invest.
- (v.t.) See Devest.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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