Di-vēst', v. t.
[imp. & p. p. DIVESTED; p. pr. & vb. n. DIVESTING.] [It. dievestire. It is the same word as devest, but the latter is appropriately used as a technical term in law. See DEVEST.]
Sense 1. To strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage;—opposed to invest.
Sense 2. To deprive; as, to divest one of his rights or privileges.