- devest
- To deprive.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
devest
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Devest — De*vest , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devesting}.] [L. devestire to undress; de + vestire to dress: cf. OF. devestir, F. d[ e]v[^e]tir. Cf. {Divest}.] 1. To divest; to undress. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To take away, as an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Devest — De*vest , v. i. (Law) To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devest — de·vest /di vest/ vt: divest Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
devest — [dē vest′, divest′] vt. [OFr devester < L devestire, to undress < dis , from + vestire, to dress < vestis, a dress: see VEST] 1. Obs. to undress; strip 2. Law a) to take away (a right, property, etc.) b) Archaic to strip of a title, etc … English World dictionary
devest — transitive verb Etymology: Middle French desvestir, from Medieval Latin disvestire, from Latin dis + vestire to clothe more at vest Date: 1563 divest … New Collegiate Dictionary
devest — /di vest /, v.t. 1. Law. to divest. 2. Obs. to remove the clothes from; undress. [1555 65; < MF desvester, OF desvestir, equiv. to des DIS 1 + vestir to clothe < L vestire; see DIVEST] * * * … Universalium
devest — v. strip, denude, remove clothing or other covering; dispossess, deprive of; get rid of; transfer rights; cancel rights (also divest) … English contemporary dictionary
devest — de·vest … English syllables
devest — de•vest [[t]dɪˈvɛst[/t]] v. t. law divest 4) • Etymology: 1555–65; < MF desvester, OF desvestir=des dis I+vestir to clothe < L vestīre; see divest … From formal English to slang
devest — To deprive or dispossess of a title or right (e.g. of an estate) … Black's law dictionary
devest — To deprive or dispossess of a title or right (e.g. of an estate) … Black's law dictionary
