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divest

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6 lettersPronunciation /daɪˈvɛst/Part of speech verbSorted deistvStarts with DEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

Word origin

Alteration of devest, from Middle French devester (“strip of possessions”), from Old French desvestir, from des- (“dis-”) + vestir (“to clothe”).

Used in a sentence

  • You shall never divest me of my right to free speech.
  • When I wake up, I make a point to divest myself of all my prejudices, ready to start the day.
  • The report divested the organization of its mystique.

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