Divest (Verb)
Meaning 1
Deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 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"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 4
Take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.