devest

[ dih-vest ]

verb (used with object)

1. Law. to divest.
2. Obsolete. to remove the clothes from; undress.

devest

/ dɪˈvɛst /

verb

1. tr a rare variant spelling of divest

Word History and Origins

Origin of devest¹

1555–65; < Middle French desvester, Old French desvestir, equivalent to des- dis- ¹ + vestir to clothe < Latin vestīre; divest

Example Sentences

What a mischievous alteration in spelling is divest instead of devest.

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