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divest(dictionary)

dauphinois (iou) and divest (iou)


dauphinois (iou)



dauphinois adjective. . E20.
[French, lit. 'from the province of Dauphine'.]
Of potatoes or Other Vegetables: sliced and cooked in milk, typically with a topping of cheese.

divest (iou)



divest verb. E17.
[Alt. of DEVEST on Latin models in di-. Cf. medieval Latin disvestire, di-, de-.]
verb trans. Strip of a possession, right, or attribute; dispossess, deprive, of; free, rid, (esp. oneself) of. E17.
J. Galsworthy She could never divest herself of the feeling that the world was the most ungrateful place. B. Russell As soon as we are able to divest our thoughts of irrelevant particularity.
verb trans.
a. Take off (a garment etc.); lay aside, abandon. Now rare. E17.
Browning I will divest all fear.
b. Strip of a garment, covering, etc.; strip, undress. E19.
N. Podhoretz The..young gentleman was forthwith divested of his..red satin jacket.
verb trans. Law. Take away (property etc. vested in someone); alienate. L18.
verb trans. & intrans. Sell off (a subsidiary company); get rid of, cease to hold, (an investment). M20.
divestment noun the action or an act of divesting; the state of being divested: M18.
divesture noun & verb (a) noun = DIVESTITURE 2; (b) verb trans. undress: M17.