divest

di·vest

D0178800 (dĭ-vĕst′, dī-)tr.v. di·vest·ed, di·vest·ing, di·vests 1. To strip, as of clothes.2. a. To deprive, as of rights or property; dispossess.b. To free of; rid: "Most secretive of men, let him at last divest himself of secrets, both his and ours" (Brendan Gill).3. To sell off or otherwise dispose of (a subsidiary company or an investment).4. Law To devest.

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[Alteration (influenced by Medieval Latin dīvestīre, to undress) of devest.]

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di·vest′ment n.

divest

(daɪˈvɛst) vb1. (Clothing & Fashion) to strip (of clothes): to divest oneself of one's coat. 2. to deprive or dispossess3. (Law) property law to take away an estate or interest in property vested in (a person)[C17: changed from earlier devest] diˈvestible adj divestiture, divesture, diˈvestment n

di•vest

(dɪˈvɛst, daɪ-)

v.t. 1. to strip of clothing, ornament, etc. 2. to strip or deprive (someone or something), esp. of property or rights; dispossess. 3. to rid of or free from: to divest oneself of responsibility for a decision. 4. to take away (property, legal rights, etc.). 5. a. to sell off. b. to rid of through sale. [1595–1605; < Medieval Latin dīvestīre= Latin dī- di-² + vestīre to dress, vest] di•ves′ti•ble, adj.

divest

Past participle: divested
Gerund: divesting

Imperative
divest
divest

Present
I divest
you divest
he/she/it divests
we divest
you divest
they divest

Preterite
I divested
you divested
he/she/it divested
we divested
you divested
they divested

Present Continuous
I am divesting
you are divesting
he/she/it is divesting
we are divesting
you are divesting
they are divesting

Present Perfect
I have divested
you have divested
he/she/it has divested
we have divested
you have divested
they have divested

Past Continuous
I was divesting
you were divesting
he/she/it was divesting
we were divesting
you were divesting
they were divesting

Past Perfect
I had divested
you had divested
he/she/it had divested
we had divested
you had divested
they had divested

Future
I will divest
you will divest
he/she/it will divest
we will divest
you will divest
they will divest

Future Perfect
I will have divested
you will have divested
he/she/it will have divested
we will have divested
you will have divested
they will have divested

Future Continuous
I will be divesting
you will be divesting
he/she/it will be divesting
we will be divesting
you will be divesting
they will be divesting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been divesting
you have been divesting
he/she/it has been divesting
we have been divesting
you have been divesting
they have been divesting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been divesting
you will have been divesting
he/she/it will have been divesting
we will have been divesting
you will have been divesting
they will have been divesting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been divesting
you had been divesting
he/she/it had been divesting
we had been divesting
you had been divesting
they had been divesting

Conditional
I would divest
you would divest
he/she/it would divest
we would divest
you would divest
they would divest

Past Conditional
I would have divested
you would have divested
he/she/it would have divested
we would have divested
you would have divested
they would have divested

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	divest - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"deprive, stripunarm, disarm - take away the weapons from; render harmlessexpropriate - deprive of possessions; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners"clean - deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely"take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"dispossess - deprive of the possession of real estateclean out - deprive completely of money or goods; "The robbers cleaned us out in a couple of hours"unclothe - strip; "unclothe your heart of envy"unsex - deprive of sex or sexual powersorphan - deprive of parentsbereave - deprive through death
	2.	divest - deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"disinvestdethrone - remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned"discharge, free - free from obligations or dutiesdefrock, unfrock - divest of the frock; of church officialsenthrone, vest, invest - provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights"
	3.	divest - 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"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa"disinvestdraw off, take out, withdraw, draw - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"invest, commit, put, place - make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
	4.	divest - remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"undress, disinvest, stripdiscase, disrobe, strip down, uncase, undress, strip, unclothe, peel - get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

divest

verb1. deprive, strip, dispossess, despoil They were divested of all their personal possessions.2. strip, remove, take off, undress, denude, disrobe, unclothe the formalities of divesting her of her coat

divest

verb1. To make bare:bare, denude, disrobe, expose, strip, uncover.2. To take or keep something away from:deprive, dispossess, rob, strip.

Translations

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