divest

daɪˈvɛst

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Conjugation

Definition of divest - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

finance

TECH.

sell off assets or investments

TECH.

The company plans to divest its non-core businesses.

dispose

liquidate

sell

authoritydeprive of status or authority

The scandal divested the politician of his authority.

deprive

remove

strip

clothing

Dated

take off clothes or accessories

Dated

He divested himself of his jacket.

legaldeprive someone of power, rights, or possessions

The tyrant was divested of all his authority..

deprive

dispossess

strip

managementget rid of a responsibility

She decided to divest herself of the project.

abdicate

relinquish

renounce

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divest oneself

sell off assets or investments

The company will divest itself of its non-core businesses.

Origin of divest

Latin, divestire (to undress)

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shuffle off this mortal coil

death

divest oneself of mortal body, meaning to die

Examples of divest in a sentence

The investor was forced to divest from the oil company.
The board voted to divest him of his title.
The new policy will divest the committee of its power.
Before surgery, she divested herself of all jewelry.
The actor divested himself of his costume backstage.
The rebels divested the king of his throne.

She was divested of her inheritance by the court.
The company plans to divest from non-core activities.
He will divest his shares in the business.

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French:vendre, priver, ...
German:veräußern, berauben, ...
Italian:disinvestire, privare, ...
Spanish:desinvertir, privar, ...
Portuguese:alienar, despojar, ...
Chinese:出售, 剥夺, ...
Japanese:売却する, 剥奪する, ...
Arabic:باع, جَرَّدَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְנַעֵר מִנְכָסִים, לְשַׁלֵּל, ...
Russian:продать, лишить, ...
Ukrainian:продати, позбавляти, ...
Hindi:विनिवेश करना, वंचित करना, ...
Bengali:বিক্রি করা, বঞ্চিত করা, ...
Catalan:desinvertir, desposseir, ...
Czech:odprodat, zbavit, ...
Danish:frasælge, fratage, ...
Dutch:afstoten, ontdoen, ...
Greek:αποεπενδύω, στερώ, ...
Hungarian:megválni, megfosztani, ...
Khmer:លក់ទ្រព្យសកម្មចេញ, ដកហូតអំណាច, ...
Korean:매각하다, 빼앗다, ...
Persian:واگذار کردن, محروم کرد, ...
Polish:zbyć, pozbawić, ...
Portuguese (BR):desinvestir, despojar, ...
Romanian:a vinde, a deposeda, ...
Swedish:sälja av, beröva, ...
Thai:ขายสินทรัพย์, ทำให้สูญเสีย, ...
Turkish:elden çıkarmak, mahrum bırakmak, ...
Vietnamese:thoái vốn, tước bỏ, ...

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