Dictionary Entry
divest
divest is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest.
- 2transitive verb
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.
- 3transitive verb
See Devest.
- 4verb
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
"The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"
"She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"
- 5verb
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"
Synonyms
- 6verb
take away possessions from someone
"The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
- 7verb
deprive of status or authority
"he was divested of his rights and his title"
"They disinvested themselves of their rights"
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