DIVEST





Definition:

  1. [verb] take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
    Synonyms: deprive, strip

  2. [verb] deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
    Synonyms: disinvest

  3. [verb] reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the univeristy to disinvest in South Africa"
    Synonyms: disinvest

  4. [verb] remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"
    Synonyms: strip, undress, disinvest

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