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Definition of Divest

1. Verb. Take away possessions from someone. "They divest him of all his money"; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

2. Verb. Deprive of status or authority. "They disinvested themselves of their rights"

3. Verb. Reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment). "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa"

4. Verb. Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes. "They want to divest the prisoners "; "He disinvested himself of his garments"

Definition of Divest

1. v. t. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest.

Definition of Divest

1. Verb. (transitive archaic) To undress, disrobe. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) (term of) something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice). ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Divest

1. to strip or deprive of anything [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Divest

1. 1. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; opposed to invest. 2. To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of prejudices, passions, etc. "Wretches divested of every moral feeling." (Goldsmith) "The tendency of the language to divest itself of its gutturals." (Earle) 3. See Devest. Origin: LL. Divestire (di- = dis- + L. Vestire to dress), equiv. To L. Devestire. It is the same word as devest, but the latter is rarely used except as a technical term in law. See Devest, Vest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Divest

divertingness divertise divertised divertises divertising divertive divertor diverts dives dives in

divest (current term) divested divester divesters divestest divesteth divestible divesting divestiture divestitures

divestive divestment divestments divests divesture

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