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divest
verb
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- IVES
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
daɪˈvɛst
Meaning
Definitions
verb
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
“The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim”
verb
reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
“The company decided to divest”
verb
take away possessions from someone
“The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets”
verb
deprive of status or authority
“he was divested of his rights and his title”
In context
Example Sentences
The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim
She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
He disinvested himself of his garments
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
The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
he was divested of his rights and his title
They disinvested themselves of their rights
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