DIVES
Di"ves, n. Etym: [L., rich.]
Defn: The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lord's parable of the "Rich Man and Lazarus" (Luke xvi. 19-31). Hence, a name for a rich worldling.
DIVEST Di*vest", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divested; p. pr. & vb. n. Divesting.] Etym: [LL. divestire (di- = dis- + L. vestire to dress), equiv. to L. devestire. It is the same word as devest, but the latter is rarely used except as a technical term in law. See Devest, Vest.]
1. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; — opposed to invest.
2. 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. Wretches divested of every moral feeling. Goldsmith. The tendency of the language to divest itself of its gutturals. Earle.
3. (Law)
Defn: See Devest. Mozley & W.
DIVESTIBLE
Di*vest"i*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being divested.
DIVESTITURE
Di*vest"i*ture, n.