divest

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /daɪˈvɛst/ or /dɪˈvɛst/

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Verb

Plain form divest

Third-person singular divests

Past tense divested

Past participle divested

Present participle divesting

1. (transitive) If you divest someone of something, you remove it from them.
   • Synonyms: deprive, dispossess and strip

   After being convicted, the judge was divested of his powers.

2. (transitive) (finance) If you divest a property or investment, you sell it off.

   The church has decided to divest itself of all its properties.

   The president will have to divest her companies before assuming office.