 divest |
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| 1. | [ verb ] take away possessions from someone | |
| Synonyms: | strip deprive dispossess | |
| Examples: | "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" |
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| Related terms: | take disarm clean expropriate unclothe unsex orphan bereave dispossess clean_out divestiture | |
| 2. | [ verb ] remove (someone's or one's own) clothes | |
| Synonyms: | undress disinvest strip | |
| Examples: | "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim" "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes" "He disinvested himself of his garments" |
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| Related terms: | remove undress | |
| 3. | [ verb ] deprive of status or authority | |
| Synonyms: | disinvest | |
| Examples: | "he was divested of his rights and his title" "They disinvested themselves of their rights" |
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| Related terms: | invest free defrock dethrone | |
| 4. | [ verb ] reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) | |
| Synonyms: | disinvest | |
| Examples: | "The company decided to divest" "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property" "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa" |
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| Related terms: | invest withdraw disinvestment | |
| Similar spelling: |
dipstick |
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