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bestrip

verb

Etymology

From Middle English bestrepen, from Old English bestrȳpan (“to strip, rob, plunder”), equivalent to be- (“off, away”) + strip.

  1. inherited from bestrȳpan — “to strip, rob, plunder”
  2. inherited from bestrepen

Definitions

  1. To strip away, remove

    To strip away, remove; strip, undress; deprive.

    • It bestrips the root of envy from the heart.
    • There are some souls that trust in God and have an inclination that way, yet they would piece it out with other things, and are loath to bestrip themselves of all other stays and props.
    • O take away my Worth gowns, ma, Bestrip me from head to toe—[…]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA