"disinvest" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: disinvests [present, singular, third-person], disinvesting [participle, present], disinvested [participle, past], disinvested [past]
Etymology: dis- + invest Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wes-|id=dress}}, {{prefix|en|dis|invest}} dis- + invest Head templates: {{en-verb}} disinvest (third-person singular simple present disinvests, present participle disinvesting, simple past and past participle disinvested)
  1. To reduce investment, or cease to invest. Related terms: divest
    Sense id: en-disinvest-en-verb-KZ0j6vjK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-

Inflected forms

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