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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
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irrational will of feeling.
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This over, I was told to
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both of their robes.
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Before he had ceased speaking, Tom had begun to
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Jack of his upper clothing.
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She then
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ed herself of the cloak and hood, and appeared in a most singular array.
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Divested of her headcovering, she was more like herself, but even then he was not content.
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Amalatok showed one symptom of true greatness--a readiness to
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himself of prejudice.
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He began, mechanically, to
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himself of his surplice.
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