devest
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de·vest
(dĭ-vĕst′)tr.v. de·vest·ed, de·vest·ing, de·vests
1. Law To take away (a right or possession, especially an interest that has vested, such as the right to an estate).
2. Archaic
a. To remove the clothing or covering of.
b. To deprive of a title, right, or item of property.
[Obsolete French desvestir, to undress, from Medieval Latin disvestīre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin vestis, garment; see wes- in Indo-European roots.]
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devest
(dɪˈvɛst)vb
(tr) a rare variant spelling of divest
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di•vest
(dɪˈvɛst, daɪ-)v.t.
1. to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.
2. to strip or deprive (someone or something), esp. of property or rights; dispossess.
3. to rid of or free from: to divest oneself of responsibility for a decision.
4. to take away (property, legal rights, etc.).
5.
a. to sell off.
b. to rid of through sale.
di•ves′ti•ble, adj.
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devest
Past participle: devested
Gerund: devesting
| Imperative |
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| devest |
| devest |
| Present |
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| I devest |
| you devest |
| he/she/it devests |
| we devest |
| you devest |
| they devest |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I devested |
| you devested |
| he/she/it devested |
| we devested |
| you devested |
| they devested |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am devesting |
| you are devesting |
| he/she/it is devesting |
| we are devesting |
| you are devesting |
| they are devesting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have devested |
| you have devested |
| he/she/it has devested |
| we have devested |
| you have devested |
| they have devested |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was devesting |
| you were devesting |
| he/she/it was devesting |
| we were devesting |
| you were devesting |
| they were devesting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had devested |
| you had devested |
| he/she/it had devested |
| we had devested |
| you had devested |
| they had devested |
| Future |
|---|
| I will devest |
| you will devest |
| he/she/it will devest |
| we will devest |
| you will devest |
| they will devest |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have devested |
| you will have devested |
| he/she/it will have devested |
| we will have devested |
| you will have devested |
| they will have devested |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be devesting |
| you will be devesting |
| he/she/it will be devesting |
| we will be devesting |
| you will be devesting |
| they will be devesting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been devesting |
| you have been devesting |
| he/she/it has been devesting |
| we have been devesting |
| you have been devesting |
| they have been devesting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been devesting |
| you will have been devesting |
| he/she/it will have been devesting |
| we will have been devesting |
| you will have been devesting |
| they will have been devesting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been devesting |
| you had been devesting |
| he/she/it had been devesting |
| we had been devesting |
| you had been devesting |
| they had been devesting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would devest |
| you would devest |
| he/she/it would devest |
| we would devest |
| you would devest |
| they would devest |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have devested |
| you would have devested |
| he/she/it would have devested |
| we would have devested |
| you would have devested |
| they would have devested |
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