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devest.

To divest; to undress.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To divest; to undress.

  2. To take away, as an authority, title, etc., to deprive; to alienate, as an estate.

    transitive
  3. To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle French devester (“strip of possessions”), from Old French desvestir, from des- (“dis-”) + vestir (“to clothe”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.