de·vest (dĭ-vĕst′) tr.v. de·vest·ed ,
de·vest·ing ,
de·vests 1. Law To take away (a right or possession, especially an interest that has vested, such as the right to an estate).
2. Archaic a. To remove the clothing or covering of.
b. To deprive of a title, right, or item of property.
[Obsolete French
desvestir ,
to undress , from Medieval Latin
disvestīre : Latin
dis- ,
dis- + Latin
vestis ,
garment ; see
wes- in
Indo-European roots .]
devest (dɪˈvɛst ) vb (
tr ) a rare variant spelling of
divest
di•vest (dɪˈvɛst, daɪ-) v.t. 1. to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.
2. to strip or deprive (someone or something), esp. of property or rights; dispossess.
3. to rid of or free from: to divest oneself of responsibility for a decision.
4. to take away (property, legal rights, etc.).
5. a. to sell off.
b. to rid of through sale.
[1595–1605; < Medieval Latin
dīvestīre = Latin
dī- di -
2 +
vestīre to dress,
vest ]
di•ves′ti•ble, adj.
devest Past participle: devestedGerund: devestingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I devest you devest he/she/it devests we devest you devest they devest
Preterite I devested you devested he/she/it devested we devested you devested they devested
Present Continuous I am devesting you are devesting he/she/it is devesting we are devesting you are devesting they are devesting
Present Perfect I have devested you have devested he/she/it has devested we have devested you have devested they have devested
Past Continuous I was devesting you were devesting he/she/it was devesting we were devesting you were devesting they were devesting
Past Perfect I had devested you had devested he/she/it had devested we had devested you had devested they had devested
Future I will devest you will devest he/she/it will devest we will devest you will devest they will devest
Future Perfect I will have devested you will have devested he/she/it will have devested we will have devested you will have devested they will have devested
Future Continuous I will be devesting you will be devesting he/she/it will be devesting we will be devesting you will be devesting they will be devesting
Present Perfect Continuous I have been devesting you have been devesting he/she/it has been devesting we have been devesting you have been devesting they have been devesting
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been devesting you will have been devesting he/she/it will have been devesting we will have been devesting you will have been devesting they will have been devesting
Past Perfect Continuous I had been devesting you had been devesting he/she/it had been devesting we had been devesting you had been devesting they had been devesting
Conditional I would devest you would devest he/she/it would devest we would devest you would devest they would devest
Past Conditional I would have devested you would have devested he/she/it would have devested we would have devested you would have devested they would have devested