单词	divest
释义	divestdi‧vest /daɪˈvest, də-/ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINdivest Origin: 1600-1700 Old French desvestir ‘to undress’, from Latin vestire ‘to dress’ Verb Table VERB TABLE divest Simple Form Present I, you, we, they divest he, she, it divests Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they divested Present perfect I, you, we, they have divested he, she, it has divested Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had divested Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will divest Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have divested Continuous Form Present I am divesting he, she, it is divesting you, we, they are divesting Past I, he, she, it was divesting you, we, they were divesting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been divesting he, she, it has been divesting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been divesting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be divesting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been divesting Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The operations that will be divested include factories in New Hampshire. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As a result it enters 1993 with the twin objectives of expanding its home sales and divesting some of its landholdings. But perhaps her most important legacy was in divesting the public culture of political language and political idealism. Lake was officially asked to divest the stocks in October 1993. We are tackling our problem areas and are divesting those assets which no longer have a strategic fit. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► divest yourself of something Pinkerton's is divesting itself of $120 million in unprofitable business. And he could return to Bass, which wants to divest itself of yet more pubs. Courtaulds deputy chief executive Gordon Campbell said Courtaulds made the sale as part of its program to divest itself of noncore businesses. Especially, your Assassin must divest herself of every tiny hidden trick. Nor can a country divest itself of the karmic consequences of its own actions. ► divest yourself of something And he could return to Bass, which wants to divest itself of yet more pubs. Courtaulds deputy chief executive Gordon Campbell said Courtaulds made the sale as part of its program to divest itself of noncore businesses. Especially, your Assassin must divest herself of every tiny hidden trick. Nor can a country divest itself of the karmic consequences of its own actions. [intransitive, transitive] technical if a company divests, it sells some of its assets, investments etc:  pressure on hospitals to divest tobacco-related stocksdivest somebody of something phrasal verb formal1divest yourself of something to sell or give away something you own:  Dad had long since divested himself of anything valuable.2divest yourself of something to remove something you are wearing or carrying:  Pedro divested himself of his overcoat.3to take something away from someone:  The king was divested of all his wealth and power.
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