Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Divest

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Divest


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(1):

(v. t.) See Devest.

(2):

(v. t.) Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of prejudices, passions, etc.

(3):

(v. t.) To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest.