vverb.socialdeprive of status or authoritySynset:divest
Examples:- he was divested of his rights and his title
- They disinvested themselves of their rights
Antonyms:invest
Hypernyms:discharge free
Inherited Hypernyms:divestfree
Direct Hyponyms:defrockdethroneunfrock
Full Troponyms:defrockdethrone
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody of something (apply to: divest)
vverb.possessionreduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)Synset: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
Antonyms:invest
Derivationally Related Form:disinvestmentdivestiture
Hypernyms:draw draw off take out withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:divestwithdrawremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.changeremove (someone's or one's own) clothesSynset:divest strip undress
Examples:- The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim
- She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
- He disinvested himself of his garments
Derivationally Related Form:undressstrip
Hypernyms:remove take take away withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:stripremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: undress, strip)