French Meaning of divest

se départir

Other French words related to se départir

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

se départir

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

priver,déposséder,expulser,évincer,exproprier,Bande,annexe,approprié,priver,réquisitionner

Fardeau,Encombrer,Restreindre,selle,panier garni,sujet,poids (vers le bas),enliser,entrave,entrave

divertive => divertissant, divertissement => divertissement, divertisement => divertissement, divertise => divertir, divertingly => de façon divertissante,