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单词 devest
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devest

[ dih-vest ]
/ dɪˈvɛst /

verb (used with object)

Law. to divest.
Obsolete. to remove the clothes from; undress.

Origin of devest

1555–65; <Middle French desvester,Old French desvestir, equivalent to des-dis-1 + vestir to clothe <Latin vestīre;see divest

Words nearby devest

deverbal, deverbative, de Vere, Devereux, Devers, devest, Devi, deviance, deviant, deviate, deviation
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Example sentences from the Web for devest

  • What a mischievous alteration in spelling is divest instead of devest.

    English Past and Present|Richard Chevenix Trench

British Dictionary definitions for devest

devest
/ (dɪˈvɛst) /

verb

(tr) a rare variant spelling of divest
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