Australian English Meaning of divest
divest
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Definitions and Meaning of divest in English
divest (v)
take away possessions from someone
deprive of status or authority
reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
divest (v. t.)
To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest.
Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of prejudices, passions, etc.
See Devest.
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divest
take away possessions from someone, deprive of status or authority, reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment), remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
deprive,dispossess,evict,oust,expropriate,Strip,annex,appropriate,bereave,commandeer
Burden,Encumber,Restrain,saddle,hamper,subject,weight (down),bog down,fetter,shackle
divertive => diverting, divertissement => divertissement, divertisement => diversion, divertise => entertain, divertingly => entertainingly,
