1
[ verb ] reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)

Synonyms

divest

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"

Related terms

invest withdraw disinvestment

2
[ verb ] deprive of status or authority

Synonyms

divest

Examples

"he was divested of his rights and his title" "They disinvested themselves of their rights"

Related terms

invest free defrock dethrone

3
[ verb ] remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

Synonyms

undress divest strip

Examples

"The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim" "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes" "He disinvested himself of his garments"

Related terms

remove undress

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disinfest disinvolve disinfect

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