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de·vest

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–verb (used with object)

1.	Law. to divest.

2.	Obsolete. to remove the clothes from; undress.

[Origin: 1555–65; < MF desvester, OF desvestir, equiv. to des- dis-¹ + vestir to clothe < L vestīre; see divest

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de·vest Audio Help (dĭ-věst') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. de·vest·ed, de·vest·ing, de·vests

Law To take away (a right or possession, for example).
Archaic
1. To remove the clothing or covering of.
2. To deprive of a title, right, or item of property.

[Obsolete French desvestir, to undress, from Medieval Latin disvestīre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin vestis, garment; see wes-² in Indo-European roots.]

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: de·vest
Pronunciation: di-'vest
Function: transitive verb
: DIVEST

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Devest

De*vest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devested; p. pr. & vb. n. Devesting.] [L. devestire to undress; de + vestire to dress: cf. OF. devestir, F. d['e]v[^e]tir. Cf. Divest.]

1. To divest; to undress. --Shak.

2. To take away, as an authority, title, etc., to deprive; to alienate, as an estate.

Note: This word is now generally written divest, except in the legal sense.

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Devest

De*vest"\, v. i. (Law) To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.

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