v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Divested; p. pr. & vb. n. Divesting. ] [ LL. divestire (di- = dis- + L. vestire to dress), equiv. to L. devestire. It is the same word as devest, but the latter is rarely used except as a technical term in law. See Devest, Vest. ] 1. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wretches divested of every moral feeling. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

The tendency of the language to divest itself of its gutturals. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) See Devest. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being divested. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of property, rights, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of divesting. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Divestiture. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]