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Definitions for Divest
[1] to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.: The wind divested the trees of their leaves.
[2] to strip or deprive (someone or something), especially of property or rights; dispossess.
[3] to rid of or free from: He divested himself of all responsibility for the decision.
[4] Law . to take away or alienate (property, rights, etc.).
[5] Commerce . to sell off: to divest holdings. to rid of through sale: The corporation divested itself of its subsidiaries.
[6] to strip (of clothes) to divest oneself of one's coat
[7] to deprive or dispossess
[8] property law to take away an estate or interest in property vested (in a person)
Words related to Divest
deprive, rob, dismantle, bankrupt, unload, bereave, dump, undress, bare, strip, ditch, milk, disrobe, despoil, plunder, spoil, bleed, disinherit, oust, seize
Words nearby Divest
divertimento, diverting, divertissement, divertive, dives, divest, divestible, divestiture, divi, divi-divi, divid.
Origin of Divest
1595–1605; < Medieval Latin dīvestīre, equivalent to dī- di-2 + vestīre to dress, vest
Other words from Divest
un·di·vest·ed , adjective
Word origin for Divest
C17: changed from earlier devest
Synonyms for Divest
bankrupt, deprive, dismantle, rob, unload, bare, bereave, bleed, denudate, denude, despoil, disinherit, disrobe, ditch, doff, dump, lose, milk, oust, plunder, remove, seize, spoil, strip, unclothe, uncover, undress, eighty-six, take from