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devest |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Devest \De*vest"\, v. i. (Law) To be taken away lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Devest \De*vest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devested}; p. pr & vb n. {Devesting}.] [L. devestire to undress; de + vestire to dress: cf OF devestir F. d['e]v[^e]tir. 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