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dʌɪˈvɛst,
dɪ-/
v.
(
divest someone/thing of)
deprive or dispossess someone or something of (power, rights, etc.).
▸rid oneself of (an interest or investment).
▸relieve someone of (a garment).
Etymology
C17: alt. of devest, from OFr. desvestir, from des- (expressing removal) + L. vestire (from vestis ‘garment’).
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