Devesting

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Devest \De*vest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devested}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Devesting}.] [L. devestire to undress; de + vestire to
     dress: cf. OF. devestir, F. d['e]v[^e]tir. Cf. {Divest}.]
     1. To divest; to undress. --Shak.
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     2. To take away, as an authority, title, etc., to deprive; to
        alienate, as an estate.
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     Note: This word is now generally written divest, except in
           the legal sense.
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