divest

/dai'vest/
Verb
  1. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
    • The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim
    • She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
    • He disinvested himself of his garments
  2. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
    • The company decided to divest
    • the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property
    • There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa
  3. deprive of status or authority
    • he was divested of his rights and his title
    • They disinvested themselves of their rights
  4. take away possessions from someone
    • The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets

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The nurse divested the patient of their soiled clothing.