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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
divest /dʌɪˈvɛst, dɪ-/
▶verb (divest someone/thing of) deprive or dispossess someone or something of (power, rights, etc.).
■ rid oneself of (an interest or investment).
■ relieve someone of (a garment).
– origin C17: alt. of devest, from OFr. desvestir, from des- (expressing removal) + L. vestire (from vestis ‘garment’).
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