ALL meanings of divest
di·vest
D d - transitive verb divest remove clothing 1
- abbreviation DIVEST deprive 1
- transitive verb divest free 1
- transitive verb divest business: sell off 1
- verb with object divest to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.: The wind divested the trees of their leaves. 1
- verb with object divest to strip or deprive (someone or something), especially of property or rights; dispossess. 1
- verb with object divest to rid of or free from: He divested himself of all responsibility for the decision. 1
- verb with object divest Law. to take away or alienate (property, rights, etc.). 1
- verb with object divest Commerce. to sell off: to divest holdings. to rid of through sale: The corporation divested itself of its subsidiaries. 1
- noun divest Deprive (someone) of power, rights, or possessions. 1
- verb divest (Transitive Verb) (archaic) To undress, disrobe. 0
- verb divest (Transitive Verb) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice). 0
- verb divest (Transitive Verb) To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary. 0
- verb divest If you divest yourself of something that you own or are responsible for, you get rid of it or stop being responsible for it. 0
- verb divest If something or someone is divested of a particular quality, they lose that quality or it is taken away from them. 0
- verb divest If you divest someone of something that they are wearing or carrying, you take it off them or away from them. 0
- verb divest to strip (of clothes) 0
- verb divest to deprive or dispossess 0
- verb divest to take away an estate or interest in property vested in (a person) 0
- verb transitive divest to strip of clothing, equipment, etc. 0
- verb transitive divest to deprive or dispossess of rank, rights, etc. 0
- verb transitive divest to disencumber or rid of something unwanted 0
- abbreviation DIVEST devest 0
- verb divest If you divest yourself of an asset, you get rid of it, usually by selling it. 0