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Divest

  1. verb

    reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)

    “The company decided to divest”

    Similar: disinvest

  2. verb

    remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

    “The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim”

    Similar: strip, undress, disinvest

  3. verb

    take away possessions from someone

    “The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets”

    Similar: deprive, strip

  4. verb

    deprive of status or authority

    “he was divested of his rights and his title”

    Similar: disinvest

Word family

divestment · divestible · divested · divesting

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