"Divest" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
Equivalent to devest, (q. v
See Devest.
Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest
one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of prejudices,
passions, etc.
To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage;
-- opposed to invest.
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ábug v [A; a] {1} chase, drive, drive away. Abúga ang bábuy ngadtu sa tangkal, Drive the pig into the …
Read the complete definitionak-ak v [A; a2] peel, rip o? , usually s.t. not flexible. Ikaw bay muak-ak sa pánit sa káhuy? Will …
Read the complete definitionák-ak - To tear off, to bark, to strip (a tree of its bark). Ak-aká ang pánit sang káhoy. Strip …
Read the complete definitionv. /MANG-:-EN/ to weave (yarn, thread, fiber). Isu ti nangakilis diay sagut. It was he who wove the fiber. Narigat …
Read the complete definitionv. /MANG-:-EN/ to remove, strip, detach, tear off. Alas-asem amin nga lasag dayta pityo ti manok. Remove all the meat …
Read the complete definitionalukaba n eggshell. alukabhang n {1} shell of eggs, sea shell, cartridge shell. {2} housing, skeletal structure of s.t. Maáyung …
Read the complete definitionánit - To flay, to peel or strip off the skin, etc. Aníti ang karabáw. Flay the buffalo. Aníta ang …
Read the complete definitionánit n {2} strip of leather attached to the ends of the rubber strips of a slingshot used to cradle …
Read the complete definitionapan-apan n dish prepared from the young stems of kangkung cut into strips, cooked with spices and vinegar. v [A; …
Read the complete definitionThe apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, where one stripped; a dressing room.
Read the complete definitionA strip of lead which leads the drip of a wall into a gutter; a flashing.
Read the complete definitionarórong - A circular protection for young plants made of coconut-leaves, of the stripped off layers of banana-stems and the …
Read the complete definitionarus v [A; a] cut a growth short: hair, grass, hedge; strip the leaves, fruits, or flowers from a plant. …
Read the complete definitionWashed by the waves or tide; -- said of a rock or strip of shore, or (Naut.) of an anchor, …
Read the complete definitionbábad v {1} [A; c1] make a torch by binding dry strips of coconut leaves, coconut sheaths, or similar materials …
Read the complete definitionbágnos - To strip, split, separate fibre (of hemp, etc.). Bagnosí ang lánot. Strip the hemp. (cf. kigí).
Read the complete definitionbagtas n part of the beach with a broad strip of sand usually not reached by the tide. -un = …
Read the complete definitionv. /MANG-:-AN/ to strip off some part of (a wall, roof. window etc.). Daytay napalabas a bagyo ti nangbakas iti …
Read the complete definitionbák-bak - To strip off (as bark etc.). Bakbaká ang pánit sang káhoy. Strip off the bark of the tree. …
Read the complete definitionbalántak - Bamboo, bolo, or the like, woven into the walls or partitions of a building. The bamboo is flattened …
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