Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

divestive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-ves-tive
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving or tending to divest, or strip of a right or possession.

Etymology

From divest + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does divestive mean?
Serving or tending to divest, or strip of a right or possession.
Where does divestive come from?
From divest + -ive.

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