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devest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-vest
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To divest; to undress.

verb

To take away, as an authority, title, etc., to deprive; to alienate, as an estate.

Transitive verb

verb

To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

devests (present, singular) devesting (participle, present) devested (participle, past) devested (past)

Derived Forms

divest

Questions

What does devest mean?
To divest; to undress.
Where does devest come from?
From Middle French devester (“strip of possessions”), from Old French desvestir, from des- (“dis-”) + vestir (“to clothe”).

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