Sentence example with the word 'divest'

divest

abridge, curtail, deprive of, displume, ease one of, lay bare, mulct, relieve, spoil, take off, unsheathe

Definition v. take away possessions from someone

Last update: August 16, 2015


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When he found himself confronted with the blind forces of Nature he was obliged to divest irrational will of feeling.   [Please select]

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This over, I was told to divest both of their robes.   [Please select]

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Before he had ceased speaking, Tom had begun to divest Jack of his upper clothing.   [Please select]

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She then divested herself of the cloak and hood, and appeared in a most singular array.   [Please select]

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Divested of her headcovering, she was more like herself, but even then he was not content.   [Please select]

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Amalatok showed one symptom of true greatness--a readiness to divest himself of prejudice.   [Please select]

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He began, mechanically, to divest himself of his surplice.   [Please select]

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