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divest
(d/I/'v/E/st )
verb
(v)
take away possessions from someone
(verb.possession)
Synonym:
deprive
,
strip
source: wordnet30
deprive of status or authority
(verb.social)
Example:
He was divested of his rights and his title.
Synonym:
disinvest
Antonym:
enthrone
,
invest
,
vest
source: wordnet30
reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
(verb.possession)
Example:
The company decided to divest.
The board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property.
Antonym:
commit
,
invest
,
place
,
put
source: wordnet30
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
(verb.change)
Example:
She divested herself of her outdoor clothes.
Synonym:
disinvest
,
strip
,
undress
source: wordnet30
To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to
invest
.
(verb)
source: webster1913
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