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devested

devested is the simple past and past participle of devest.

Meaning of devest

Verb

devest (third-person singular simple present devests, present participle devesting, simple past and past participle devested)

  1. To divest; to undress.
    • Devesting them for bedc. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  2. (transitive) To take away, as an authority, title, etc., to deprive; to alienate, as an estate.
  3. (intransitive) To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.

Questions about devested

What is devested the simple past and past participle of?
Devested is the simple past and past participle of devest.

Words near devested in the dictionary

  1. Devesel
  2. Devesh
  3. Deveson
  4. Devesons
  5. devest
  6. devested
  7. devesting
  8. devests
  9. Devetski
  10. devex
  11. devexities

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