ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Devest

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Devest is a verb meaning To divest; to undress.

Meaning

To divest; to undress.

More Meanings

  1. (law, transitive) To take away, as an authority, title, etc., to deprive; to alienate, as an estate.
  2. (law, intransitive) To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.

Example Sentences

Devesting them for bed

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include divest, dismantle, derobe, denude, unattire, doff.

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