Divest - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|daɪˈvest|
Brit.
|daɪˈvest|
verb
- take away possessions from someone (syn: deprive, strip)
- deprive of status or authority
- deprive of status or authority
he was divested of his rights and his title
- 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
- remove (someone's or one's own) clothes (syn: strip, undress)the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property
She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
Extra examples
The company is divesting 8 of its 20 stores.
We may have to divest assets to raise capital.
The servants helped to divest the king of his royal garments.
The company decided to divest
She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: divest
he/she/it: divests
present participle: divesting
past tense: divested
past participle: divested
I/you/we/they: divest
he/she/it: divests
present participle: divesting
past tense: divested
past participle: divested
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