disinvest

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verb

1. deprive of status or authority
- he was divested of his rights and his title
- They disinvested themselves of their rights
• Syn:
divest
• Ant:
invest (for: divest)
• Hypernyms:
free, discharge
• Hyponyms:
dethrone, defrock, unfrock
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody of something (for: divest)
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
• Syn:
divest
• Ant:
invest (for: divest)
• Derivationally related forms:
disinvestment, divestiture (for: divest)
• Hypernyms:
withdraw, draw, take out, draw off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
3. 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
• Syn:
strip, undress, divest
• Derivationally related forms:
undress (for: undress), strip (for: strip)
• Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
• Verb Group:
undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip,
strip down, disrobe, peel
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody