devest

[dih-vest]

de·vest

[dih-vest]
verb (used with object)
1.
Law. to divest.
2.
Obsolete. to remove the clothes from; undress.

Origin:
1555–65; < Middle French desvester, Old French desvestir, equivalent to des- dis-1 + vestir to clothe < Latin vestīre; see divest
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Devest is always a great word to know.
So is indictment. Does it mean:
a formal accusation initiating a criminal case, presented by a grand jury and usually required for felonies and other serious crimes
failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence
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devest (dɪˈvɛst)
 
vb
(tr) a rare variant spelling of divest

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