Sentences with divest
di·vest
D d - The company divested itself of its oil interests. [V pron-refl + of]
- ...in the 1960s, when sexual love had been divested of sin. [be VERB-ed + of]
- And will have to divest it when they leave.
- Baillieu has refused to divest his shares, though it emerged this week, that, in 2001, when he became shadow gaming spokesman.
- ...the formalities of divesting her of her coat. [V n of n]
- To divest oneself of one's coat
- The huge environmental problem was a major prompt for BHP Billiton to divest its 52 per cent shareholding in the mine to the PNG Sustainable.
- Corporations saw the need to divest themselves and ask governments to carry the burden of their expenditure.
- The company divested itself of its oil interests.Negotiators agreed to force thrifts to divest themselves of any non-investment grade bonds and direct equity investments within five years.If you divest yourself of an asset, you get rid of it, usually by selling it.
- The wind divested the trees of their leaves.
- If Coles Myer decides to divest Myer.
- He divested himself of all responsibility for the decision.
- To divest holdings.
- You shall never divest me of my right to free speech. When I wake up, I make a point to divest myself of all my prejudices, ready to start the day.
- In 2011 the company divested an 81% majority stake in its Chinese subsidiary.