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   divest

   /dʌɪˈvɛst/

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   • 1. deprive someone of (power, rights, or possessions): "men are unlikely to be divested of power without a struggle" Similar deprivestripdispossessrelieverobcheat out oftrick out ofdo out ofinformal:diddle out ofliterary:despoilarchaic:reave
   • ▪ deprive something of (a particular quality): "he has divested the original play of its charm"
   • ▪ rid oneself of (a business interest or investment): "the government's policy of divesting itself of state holdings"
   • ▪ relieve someone of (a garment): "she divested him of his coat" Similar striprelievedenuderemovetake offpull offpeel offshedunclotheundressdisrobedated:doff

   Word Origin early 17th century: alteration of devest, from Old French desvestir, from des- (expressing removal) + Latin vestire (from vestis ‘garment’).

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   What does divest mean?

   • The meaning of DIVEST is to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title. How to use divest in a sentence. Did you know?

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   What does 'divet' mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DIVEST meaning: 1. to sell something, especially a business or a part of a business: 2. to sell something…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean to divest a company?

   • to strip or deprive (someone or something), especially of property or rights; dispossess. He divested himself of all responsibility for the decision. Law. to take away or alienate (property, rights, etc.). Commerce. to divest holdings. The corporation divested itself of its subsidiaries.

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   What does it mean if you divest yourself of something?

   • 1. If you divest yourself of something that you own or are responsible for, you get rid of it or stop being responsible for it. [formal] [...] 2. If something or someone is divested of a particular quality, they lose that quality or it is taken away from them. [formal] [...] Fill in the blank with the correct answer. I read quite ______.

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   What does it mean to divest a property?

   • Divest today mostly appears in legal and business contexts about a formal removal or loss of something of value; assets that are divested are sold or given away; someone divested of a right officially loses that right.

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   What happens when you divest something?

   • Whatever it is, when you divest something, you get rid of it. Divest is sort of a fancy way to say “dispose of.” It’s often used in a business context to describe companies or governments that divest some of their holdings by selling them off. It can also be used in the sense of taking something away from someone.

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   Divest means to sell something, especially a business or a part of a business. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, such as finance, business and law, and see synonyms and related words.

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     DIVEST meaning: 1. to sell something, especially a business...

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   • Divest Spanish Translation

     DIVEST translate: Quitarse, Desapropiarse de, Destituir....

   • Divest: Thai Translation

     divest translate: เปลื้องผ้า, กำจัดออกไป, ปลดออก. Learn more...

   • Vietnamese Translation

     DIVEST translate: cởi, thoái vốn, tước đoạt. Learn more in...

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     divest translate: menanggalkan, membuang, melucutkan. Learn...

   • Divest: Indonesian Translation

     divest translate: menanggalkan, divestasi, mencopot. Learn...

   • Divest in Traditional Chinese

     DIVEST translate: 賣掉，出售（企業或其中一部分）. Learn more in the...

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   Divest means to strip of clothing, ornament, etc., or to deprive or dispossess of property or rights. It can also mean to sell off or rid of something, especially in commerce or law.

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   Learn the meaning of divest as a verb, with examples of usage and synonyms. Divest can mean to get rid of something, to lose a quality, or to take away an estate or interest in property.

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    Whatever it is, when you divest something, you get rid of it. Divest is sort of a fancy way to say “dispose of.” It’s often used in a business context to describe companies or governments that divest some of their holdings by selling them off.