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devest


Meanings
  • Verb

    To deprive or strip someone of something, especially wealth or power.


Rhymes
Words rhyming with devest
dearest , least , feast
Variants
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devest , devested , devesting , devests
Etymology
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Derived from the Latin word 'devestire', meaning 'to undress' or 'to strip'


Trivia
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  1. The term 'devest' is not commonly used in everyday language and is more often found in legal or financial contexts.

  2. The word 'devest' can also be used figuratively to refer to the loss of power or status.


Related Concepts
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  1. bankruptcy: A legal status of a person or other entity that cannot repay the debts it owes to creditors.

  2. divestiture: The act of selling or transferring all or part of a business or its assets to another company.


How to Memorize "devest"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize the act of taking something away or stripping someone of something.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the idea of losing or being stripped of something.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Devest means to take away' to remember the meaning.


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