1. to strip or deprive of clothing, covering, or property
Usage: formal or legal; often used in the phrase 'devest of'
2. to remove or take away authority, rights, or title from someone
Usage: legal or formal; archaic variant of divest

Examples

• The court ordered the company to devest itself of all illegal assets.
• The new law would devest the monarch of certain ceremonial powers.
• They were devested of their titles and lands following the rebellion.
• The scandal devested him of his credibility and influence.
• The agreement required the corporation to devest from the subsidiary within two years.
• She felt devested of her dignity after the public accusation.