单词 | to devest oneself of |
释义 | > as lemmasto devest oneself of ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > casting or laying aside > [verb (reflexive)] to divest oneself ofa1616 to devest oneself of1633 1633 J. Done tr. ‘Aristeas’ Aunc. Hist. Septuagint 2 His Father..deuested himselfe of all Authority. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxvi. 147 To be able..to devest himselfe of all fear. 1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 239 The same day that they took up Divinity, they devested themselves of humanity. 1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 330 Salt..cannot devest it self of the Impression it had received from Nature. 1796 Scots Mag. Apr. 223/2 By this time the Author seems to have devested himself of that modesty which Mr Hume had formerly commended. < as lemmas |
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