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divest
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Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • deprive of status or authority
    • he was divested of his rights and his title
    • They disinvested themselves of their rights
  • take away possessions from someone
    • The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
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