Associations to the word «Divest»
Noun
- Holding
- Apartheid
- Asset
- Attire
- Garment
- Fcc
- Wrap
- Ownership
- Garb
- Overcoat
- Subsidiary
- Stake
- Apparel
- Shareholder
- Armour
- Splendour
- Endowment
- Merger
- Equity
- Prejudice
- Ornament
- Chum
- Waistcoat
- Gm
- Wrapping
- Fossil
- Clothing
- Portfolio
- Stagecoach
- Shawl
- Investment
- Propensity
- Chrysler
- Attribute
- Investor
- Takeover
- Robe
- Cloak
- Conglomerate
- Pension
- Monopoly
- Acquisition
- Brahman
- Penance
- Prosperity
- Privatization
- Corporation
- Business
- Vest
- Telecommunication
- Siemens
- Tyranny
- Volvo
- Restructuring
- Pullman
- Boycott
- Viz
- Share
- Trapping
- Broadcasting
- Hearst
- Bonnet
- Core
- Semiconductor
- Fief
- Company
- Wrath
- Coat
- Entity
- Sudan
- Brand
- Purchaser
- Banking
- Regulator
- Telecom
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
DIVEST, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To undress, disrobe.
DIVEST, verb. (transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
DIVEST, verb. (transitive) To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary
Dictionary definition
DIVEST, verb. Take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets".
DIVEST, verb. Deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights".
DIVEST, verb. 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".
DIVEST, verb. 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.