Devest

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DEVESTED; p. pr. & vb. n. DEVESTING.] [Lat. devestire, to undress, from de and vestire, to dress, from vestis, vest, garment, clothing; O. Fr. devestir, now dévêtir, Pr. devestir, desvestir, It. divestire.

1Sense 1. To divest. See DIVEST. “Devest you with obedient hands.” J. Fletcher.

2Sense 2. (Law.) To alienate, as title or right; to deprive of.

☞ This word is generally written divest, except in the legal sense.

(Law.) To be lost or alienated, as a title or an estate.