Bible Dictionaries
Divest
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) See Devest.
(2):
(v. t.) Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of prejudices, passions, etc.
(3):
(v. t.) To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; - opposed to invest.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Divest'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/divest.html. 1828.