d 2 i 1 v 4 e 1 s 1 t 1
6 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb take away possessions from someone
verb deprive of status or authority
verb reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
originAlteration of devest, from Middle French devester (“strip of possessions”), from Old French desvestir, from des- (“dis-”) + vestir (“to clothe”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0