- di|ves|ture
- di|ves|ture «duh VEHS chuhr, dy-», noun.= divestiture. (Cf. ↑divestiture)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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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
ture — ab·bre·vi·a·ture; acu·punc·ture; ad·ju·di·ca·ture; ad·mix·ture; ad·ven·ture·some; ad·ven·ture·some·ly; af·fix·ture; ag·ri·cul·ture; al·co·hol·a·ture; an·a·cul·ture; ap·er·ture; api·cul·ture; aq·ua·cul·ture; ar·bo·ri·cul·ture; ar·ca·ture;… … English syllables
ves — car·ves·trene; de·fer·ves·cence; de·fer·ves·cent; di·ves·ti·tive; di·ves·ti·ture; ef·fer·ves·cence; ef·fer·ves·cent; ef·fer·ves·cent·ly; fla·ves·cence; fla·ves·cent; ful·ves·cent; gal·ves·to·nian; in·gra·ves·cence; in·gra·ves·cent;… … English syllables
in|ves|ti|ture — «ihn VEHS tuh chur, chuhr», noun. 1. a formal investing of a person with authority, power, right, office, or dignity: »the investiture of bishops. SYNONYM(S): induction, installation. 2. clothing; covering. SYNONYM(S): apparel … Useful english dictionary
di·ves·ti·ture — /daıˈvɛstəˌʧuɚ/ noun, pl tures finance : the act of selling stock, property, etc., because of a government order [count] Divestitures are used to break up monopolies. [noncount] Before divestiture, the telephone company monopolized the state … Useful english dictionary
in·ves·ti·ture — /ınˈvɛstəʧɚ/ noun, pl tures [count, noncount] formal : a formal ceremony at which someone is placed in an office or given an official rank the investiture of the Prince of Wales … Useful english dictionary
vesture — ves·ture … English syllables
vesture — ves•ture [[t]ˈvɛs tʃər[/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) law Law. law everything growing on and covering the land, as grass or wheat, with the exception of trees 2) archaic a) clothing; garments b) something that covers like a garment; covering 3)… … From formal English to slang
investure — in·ves·ture … English syllables
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
