Divest vs Devoid - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between divest and devoid

is that divest is to undress, disrobe while devoid is to empty out; to remove.

empty; having none of; completely without.

(en verb)

(archaic) To undress, disrobe.

* 1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :

Having divested the child he kissed her gently and gave her a little pat to make her stand off.

To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) (of) something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).

You shall never divest me of my right to free speech.

When I wake up, I make a point to divest myself of all my prejudices, ready to start the day.

To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary

In 2011 the company divested an 81% majority stake in its Chinese subsidiary.

(-)

empty; having none of; completely without

I went searching for a knife, but the kitchen was devoid of anything sharper than a spoon.

* devoidness

(en verb)

(obsolete) To empty out; to remove.