Danish Meaning of divest

afhænde

Other Danish words related to afhænde

Definitions and Meaning of divest in English

Wordnet

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

Webster

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.

FAQs About the word divest

afhænde

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

berøve,fratage,udsætte,afsætte,ekspropriere,Strimmel,bilag,passende,berøve,rekvirere

Byrde,Belaste,Begrænse,sadel,gavekurv,emne,vægt (ned),sætte fast,lænke,lænke

divertive => afledende, divertissement => underholdning, divertisement => adspredelse, divertise => more, divertingly => underholdende,