| 释义 |
de·vest
\də̇ˈvest, (ˈ)dēˈ-\ verb
Etymology: Middle French desvestir, devestir, from Medieval Latin disvestire, from Latin dis- + vestire to dress, from vestis garment — more at wear
transitive verb
1.
a. obsolete : unclothe
b. law : to take away (as property, an authority, or title) : alienate, divest
c. : to deprive or dispossess (as a person) of a vested right — now used only in law
2. obsolete : to cast off : discard, abandon
intransitive verb
of a title or estate : to become devested |