divesturen.
/dɪˈvɛstjʊə//dʌɪˈvɛstjʊə//dɪˈvɛstʃə//dʌɪˈvɛstʃə/ The act of divesting; putting or stripping off; unclothing; divestiture.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > [noun]
stripping1398
unclothing1572
doffing1606
divesture1631
undressing1677
disrobement1747
disrobing1813
divestiture1820
peeling1832
divestment1854
1631 W. Lisle Faire Æthiopian i. 18 To remaine a Maid Till solemne diuesture.
1865 Ess. Soc. Subj. 150 Hasty divesture of prejudice.
Derivatives
diˈvesture v. to strip of a vesture, unrobe.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > strip or undress a person
to dight nakedc1200
stripa1225
unclothec1300
nakea1350
despoilc1386
spoilc1386
spoila1400
uncleada1400
undighta1400
unarray14..
disarrayc1425
disattire?1473
unray1485
uncover1530
tirr1553
disclothe1570
disvesture1570
uncoat1571
uncase1576
unapparel1577
disrobe1590
unrig1591
unbusk1596
unstrip1596
untire1597
devest1598
unparel1603
unshale1604
unvest1609
disapparel1610
flaya1616
undress1615
disinvest1619
disvest1627
despoil1632
blanch1675
unpack1765
ungarment1805
peel1820
divest1848
divesture1854
1854 S. T. Dobell Balder xxiii. 117 Dethroned, discrowned, divestured.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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