Divest - Definition

v 1: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the
Jews of all their assets" [syn: deprive, strip,
divest]
2: deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his
rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their
rights" [syn: divest, disinvest] [ant: enthrone,
invest, vest]
3: 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,
disinvest] [ant: commit, invest, place, put]
4: 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, disinvest]