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DEVEST
Etymology
Verb
devest (third-person singular simple present devests, present participle devesting, simple past and past participle devested)
To divest; to undress.
(legal, transitive) To take away, as an authority, title, etc, to deprive; to alienate, as an estate.
(legal, intransitive) To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.
Anagrams
• steved, vested
Source: Wiktionary
De*vest", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devested; p. pr. & vb. n. Devesting.] Etym: [L. devestire to undress; de + vestire to dress: cf. OF. devestir, F. dévêtir. Cf. Divest.]
1. To divest; to undress. Shak.
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)
Definition: To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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