stripped
v.v. to take away a layer, a title, or a right from someone. It can also mean to remove all the clothes or coverings from something.
v. to remove a covering, layer, or possession from a person or object. Often used in a figurative sense to describe the formal removal of rank, power, or privileges.
The athlete was stripped of his gold medal after the race.
Workers stripped the old wallpaper from the walls before they started painting the room.
The committee decided the official should be stripped of his duties following the investigation into his financial conduct during the previous fiscal year.
The verb is transitive and frequently takes the preposition 'of' when referring to the removal of titles or possessions.
They stripped him his title.They stripped him of his title.When used to mean taking something away from someone, the verb requires the preposition 'of' before the thing being removed.