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divest

/d|a|ɪˈvest/ US

Translation

v [t, i]
despojar
He was divested of his rights
Lo despojaron de sus derechos
librar
She was divested of her responsibilities
La libraron de sus responsabilidades
(Definition of divest v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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