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   divest

   /dʌɪˈvɛst/

   verb

   • 1. deprive someone of (power, rights, or possessions): "men are unlikely to be divested of power without a struggle" Similar deprivestripdispossessrelieverobcheat out oftrick out ofdo out ofinformal:diddle out ofliterary:despoilarchaic:reave
   • ▪ deprive something of (a particular quality): "he has divested the original play of its charm"
   • ▪ rid oneself of (a business interest or investment): "the government's policy of divesting itself of state holdings"
   • ▪ relieve someone of (a garment): "she divested him of his coat" Similar striprelievedenuderemovetake offpull offpeel offshedunclotheundressdisrobedated:doff

   Word Origin early 17th century: alteration of devest, from Old French desvestir, from des- (expressing removal) + Latin vestire (from vestis ‘garment’).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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