divest

divest
di·vest /dī-'vest, də-/ vt [Anglo-French devestir, literally, to undress, from Old French desvestir, from de(s) -, prefix marking reversal + vestir to dress, from Latin vestire]: to deprive or dispossess (oneself) of property through divestiture
di·vest·ment n

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

divest
I verb attach, confiscate, depose, deprive, despoil, discharge, disendow, disentitle, dislodge, displace, dispossess, disrobe, disseize, distrain, drive out, evict, expel, expropriate, forfeit, lay bare, lay open, oust, reduce, relieve, remove, seize, strip, take away, uncover, unseat associated concepts: divesting of title, divestiture of rights II index adeem, confiscate, demote, denude, depose (remove), deprive, despoil, diminish, disinherit, disown (refuse to acknowledge), dispossess, distrain, eject (evict), excise (cut away), expose, levy, plunder, remove (dismiss from office), remove (eliminate), unveil

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


divest
To deprive or take away.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


divest
To deprive or take away.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • divest — The traditional uses of divest are as a somewhat formal word meaning ‘to undress’ and, in the reflexive form divest oneself of, in the sense ‘to dispossess oneself of’ (typically with reference to rights, powers, etc., or as a humorous… …   Modern English usage

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  • Divest — Di*vest , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Divesting}.] [LL. divestire (di = dis + L. vestire to dress), equiv. to L. devestire. It is the same word as devest, but the latter is rarely used except as a technical term in law. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • divest — [də vest′, dīvest′] vt. [altered < DEVEST] 1. to strip of clothing, equipment, etc. 2. to deprive or dispossess of rank, rights, etc. 3. to disencumber or rid of something unwanted 4. Law DEVEST SYN. STRIP …   English World dictionary

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  • divest — *strip, denude, bare, dismantle Antonyms: invest, vest (in robes of office, with power or authority): apparel, clothe …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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