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Definition
separate something from a person or firm — such as to sell, or take, or remove
- 5 From this hour I ordain myself loos'd of limits and imaginary lines, Going where I list, my own master total and absolute, Listening to others, considering well what they say, Pausing, searching, receiving, contemplating, Gently, but with undeniable will, divesting myself of the holds that would hold me.Book 7 — Song of the Open Road (24% in)
There are no more uses of "divest" in Leaves of Grass.
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