devest

English - Turkish

Definition of devest in English Turkish dictionary

elinden almak

English - English

Definition of devest in English English dictionary

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

{f} strip, denude, remove clothing or other covering; dispossess, deprive of; get rid of; transfer rights; cancel rights (also divest)

To divest; to undress

To take away, as an authority, title, etc

to deprive; to alienate, as an estate

Hyphenation

de·vest

Etymology

[ di-'vest ] (transitive verb.) 1563. Middle French desvestir, from Medieval Latin disvestire, from Latin dis- + vestire to clothe; more at VEST.

Tenses

devesting, devested