Disinvest Definition & Meaning
disinvest
- verb
- deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
- 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"
- 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"
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- What does disinvest mean?
- deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights" 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" remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
- What part of speech is disinvest?
- Disinvest is a verb.
- How many definitions does disinvest have?
- Disinvest has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).