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disinvest
(,d/I/s/I/n'v/E/st )

verb (v)

  • deprive of status or authority(verb.social)
    Example:
    They disinvested themselves of their rights.
    Synonym:
    divest
    Antonym:
    enthrone, invest, vest
    source: wordnet30
  • reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)(verb.possession)
    Example:
    There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa.
    Antonym:
    commit, invest, place, put
    source: wordnet30
  • remove (someone's or one's own) clothes(verb.change)
    Example:
    He disinvested himself of his garments.
    Synonym:
    divest, strip, undress
    source: wordnet30
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