Thesaurus: divest

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1. v. t. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest.
2. 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.
3. v. t. See Devest.
4. v. take away possessions from someone
5. v. deprive of status or authority
6. v. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
7. v. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
8. 1. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest. 2. 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. Wretches divested of every moral feeling. Goldsmith. The tendency of the language to divest itself of its gutturals. Earle. 3. (Law) See Devest. Mozley & W.
9. See Devest. Mozley & W.
10. v:100 v. deprive of status or authority v. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)