- di|vest|i|ture
- di|vest|i|ture «duh VEHS tuh chuhr, dy-», noun.1. the act of divesting.2. the state or condition of being divested.
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ves|ture — «VEHS chuhr», noun, verb, tured, tur|ing. –n. 1. clothing; garments: »Pharaoh…arrayed him in vestures of fine linen (Genesis 41:42). 2. Figurative. a covering: »a suitable vesture for ideas. 3 … Useful english dictionary
Divestiture — Di*vest i*ture (?; 135), n. The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of property, rights, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Superinvestiture — Su per*in*vest i*ture, n. An outer vestment or garment. [R.] Bp. Horne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
divestiture — di•vest•i•ture [[t]dɪˈvɛs tɪ tʃər, ˌtʃʊər, daɪ [/t]] n. 1) the act of divesting 2) the state of being divested 3) cvb bus something, as property or investments, that has been divested 4) bus the sale of business holdings by government order •… … From formal English to slang
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less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… … English syllables
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er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
ment — abate·ment; al·i·ment; ap·prove·ment; aug·ment; ce·ment; com·ment; com·part·ment; com·ple·ment; com·pli·ment; con·sign·ment; de·ment; de·part·ment; dis·place·ment; doc·u·ment; el·e·ment; en·ti·tle·ment; en·vi·ron·ment; es·tab·lish·ment;… … English syllables
Vesture — Ves ture (?; 135), n. [OF. vesture, vesteure, F. v[^e]ture, LL. vestitura, from L. vestire to clothe, dress. See {Vest}, v. t., and cf. {Vestiture}.] 1. A garment or garments; a robe; clothing; dress; apparel; vestment; covering; envelope. Piers… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
