de·vest /dɪˈvɛst/
褫奪
De·vest v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devested; p. pr. & vb. n. Devesting.]
1. To divest; to undress.
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.
De·vest, v. i. Law To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.
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