Law. To take away (a possession, right, or interest vested in any one), to alienate; to annul (any vested right), to convey away. to devest out of…

transitive. To turn upside down, turn the wrong way, turn back, reverse; to withdraw.

To annul or undo the privilege of. Obsolete. rare.

Law. To take away (property, etc., vested in any one); to alienate, convey away; = devest, v. 5.

To make null and void; to annul, abrogate (a law, etc.); to do away with (a right). Now somewhat rare.