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Divested vs Devested - What's the difference?

divested | devested |

As verbs the difference between divested and devested

is that divested is past tense of divest while devested is past tense of devest.

divested

English

Verb

(head)
  • (divest)

    • divest

    English

    Verb

    (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.

    Related terms

    * divestiture

    devested

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (devest)

    • devest

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To divest; to undress.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (legal) To take away, as an authority, title, etc., to deprive; to alienate, as an estate.
  • (legal) To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.
    • (Webster 1913) ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Numeral

    (sh-numeral)
  • ninety

    • Synonyms

    * (l) (Standard)