Word definition: 'divest' • Lucid Lexicon

divest

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Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of divest

1560s, devest, “strip of possessions” | modern spelling is from ~ 1600 from French devester (Old French desvestir); des- “away” (Latin dis- changed to des- over OF) + vestir “to clothe”

Latin vester/vestra/vestrum (adjective) “your (pl.); of/belonging to/associated with you”
Latin vestis “clothes, garment, clothing, blanket, robe”

divest verb

to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
to undress or strip especially of clothing, ornament, or equipment
rid, free
to take away from a person

to deprive or dispossess (oneself) of property through divestiture
- the sale or transfer of title to a property (as an operating division) under court order (as in bankruptcy)
- the sale of an asset (as a business division) that is unprofitable, does not enhance a corporate restructuring, or is felt to be morally reprehensible

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A pure, unadulterated word

“It is wrong to seduce anyone to any decision by presenting only the benefits.”

“Enlighten me, Proroq! Why is it wrong?” Tarak aimed to divest Proroq of the burden of insights.

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