divest
(verb)
verb
1. take away possessions from someone
Similar word(s): deprive, strip
Definition categories: possession, take
2. deprive of status or authority
- he was divested of his rights and his title
Similar word(s): disinvest
Definition categories: social, discharge, free
3. 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
Similar word(s): disinvest
Definition categories: possession, draw, withdraw
4. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
- She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
Similar word(s): disinvest, strip, undress
Definition categories: change, remove, take, withdraw
Sentences with divest as a verb:
- You shall never divest me of my right to free speech.
- When I wake up, I make a point to divest myself of all my prejudices, ready to start the day.
- In 2011 the company divested an 81% majority stake in its Chinese subsidiary.