devest

  

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 (dɪˈvɛst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
(tr) a rare variant spelling of divest

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