LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

dēvestiō

dēvestiō (present infinitive dēvestīre)

Meaning

  1. reflexiveto undress
    sē dēvestiuntthey get undressed
    Iam prīmum omnibus laciniīs sē dēvestit Pamphilē.First, Pamphile undresses herself, taking off all her clothes.c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Metamorphoses

dē-vestĭo, īre,
I. v. a., to undress (a word used by Ap.): se, Ap. M. 3, p. 138, 24 al.

Origins

From de- + vestiō. Only found in Apuleius' Metamorphoses twice (a dis legomenon), in the present tense.

Quick answers

What does dēvestiō mean in Latin?
dēvestiō, a verb, means “to undress”.
What are the principal parts of dēvestiō?
dēvestiō, dēvestīre (fourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).