divest

1. v. t. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

3. v. t. See Devest. Source: opted

4. v. take away possessions from someone Source: wordnet

5. v. deprive of status or authority Source: wordnet

6. v. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) Source: wordnet

7. v. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

9. See Devest. Mozley & W. Source: adambom

10. v:100 v. deprive of status or authority v. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) Source: ecdict

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