divest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.
To undress.

/daɪˈvɛst/ /dɪˈvɛst/ en-us-divest.ogg

divest divests divesting divested

Alteration of devest, from Middle French devester (“strip of possessions”), from Old French desvestir, from des- (“dis-”) + vestir (“to clothe”).

deprive dispossess sell off undress disrobe

invest dress

disinvest deinvest

divestable divester divestible divestitive divestiture divestive divestment divestor undivested

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