di·vest (d -v st , d -)tr.v. di·vest·ed, di·vest·ing, di·vests 1. To strip, as of clothes. 2. a. To deprive, as of rights or property; dispossess. b. To free of; rid: "Most secretive of men, let him at last divest himself of secrets, both his and ours" (Brendan Gill). 3. To sell off or otherwise dispose of (a subsidiary company or an investment). 4. Law To devest. di·vest ment n. |
divest [daɪˈvɛst]
vb (tr; usually foll by of)
1. (Clothing & Fashion) to strip (of clothes) to divest oneself of one's coat
2. to deprive or dispossess
3. (Law) Property law to take away an estate or interest in property vested (in a person)
[changed from earlier devest]
divestible adj
divestiture [daɪˈvɛstɪtʃə], divesture [daɪˈvɛstʃə], divestment n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | divest - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" expropriate - deprive of possessions; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners" clean - deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely" take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" dispossess - deprive of the possession of real estate clean out - deprive completely of money or goods; "The robbers cleaned us out in a couple of hours" unclothe - strip; "unclothe your heart of envy" unsex - deprive of sex or sexual powers orphan - deprive of parents bereave - deprive through death |
| 2. | divest - deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights" dethrone - remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned" | |
| 3. | divest - 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" | |
| 4. |  divest - 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" |
divest
Translations
divest1 [daɪˈvest] VT to divest sb of sth → despojar a algn de algo
to divest o.s. of one's rights → renunciar a sus derechos
he divested himself of his coat (frm) → se despojó de su abrigo(frm)
divest2 [daɪˈvest] VT & VI (US) (Fin) → desinvertir
to divest o.s. of one's rights → renunciar a sus derechos
he divested himself of his coat (frm) → se despojó de su abrigo(frm)
divest2 [daɪˈvest] VT & VI (US) (Fin) → desinvertir
divest [daɪˈvɛst]
vt (= dispose of) [+ interests, shares] → se défaire de
to divest o.s. of sth (= dispose of) [+ interests, shares] → se défaire de qch; [+ responsibilities] → se soustraire à qch
to divest sb of sth (= rob of) → dépouiller qn de qch
to divest o.s. of sth (= dispose of) [+ interests, shares] → se défaire de qch; [+ responsibilities] → se soustraire à qch
to divest sb of sth (= rob of) → dépouiller qn de qch
vi (= dispose of interests, shares) → vendre
divest
vt
(of clothes, leaves) → berauben; to divest oneself of something → sich einer Sache (gen) → entledigen; to divest somebody of something → jdn einer Sache (gen) → berauben; to be divested of something → einer Sache (gen) → entledigt/beraubt werden; to divest a site of nuclear material → ein Gelände von Strahlenmaterial befreien; he divested her of her coat (hum, form) → er nahm ihr den Mantel ab
to divest somebody of office/(his) rank → jdn des or seines Amtes/seiner Würden entkleiden (geh)
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