devest

v. [律]剥夺、褫夺(财产,权利等)

词形变化

devested devesting devests 三单 devests devesting 现在分词 devested 过去式 devested 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To take away, as an authority, title, etc., to deprive; to alienate, as an estate.

    及物 法律
  2. 2.

    To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.

    不及物 法律
  3. 3.

    To divest; to undress.

词源

From Middle French devester (“strip of possessions”), from Old French desvestir, from des- (“dis-”) + vestir (“to clothe”).

来源：wiktionary