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Synonyms for divested

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-vest, dahy-
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈvɛst, daɪ-

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Définition of divested

Origin :
  • 1560s, devest (modern spelling is c.1600), from Middle French devester "strip of possessions," from Old French desvestir, from des- "away" (see dis-) + vestir "to clothe" (see vest (v.)).
  • The figurative sense of "strip of possessions" is earliest in English; reflexive sense of "to strip oneself of" is from c.1600. Economic sense (implied in divestment) is from 1955. Related: Divested; divesting.
  • verb dispossess; take off
Example sentences :
  • Here, then, is a statement of facts, divested of all emotion or sensationalism.
  • Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
  • A moment I laid her on the bench, whilst I divested myself of my cloak.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • I had divested myself of my monk's habit, and cut away the cowl from Madonna's.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • He had divested himself of his robes, and looked the younger for the change.
  • Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever
  • Such of her pleasures as had not been taken from her were divested of all their charm.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth
  • In two words, he was a "bold bad" man, divested equally of fear and feeling.
  • Extract from : « Heart » by Martin Farquhar Tupper
  • Divested of this extraneous business, the matter is a most simple one.
  • Extract from : « A Final Reckoning » by G. A. Henty
  • Divested of fabulous narration, its history is briefly as follows.
  • Extract from : « Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. » by Pierce Egan
  • Father Hennepin often divested himself of his clothes, bound them upon his head, and swam across these streams.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott
  • Skin him and he would not be larger than an old male tiger also divested of his hide.
  • Extract from : « The Plant Hunters » by Mayne Reid

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