"divest" meaning in English

See divest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /daɪˈvɛst/ [US, UK] Audio: en-us-divest.ogg [US] Forms: divest [canonical], divests [third-person, singular], divested [past], divested [past, participle], divesting [present, participle]
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  1. If you divest someone of something, you remove it from them. Synonyms: deprive, dispossess, strip
    Sense id: simple-divest-en-verb-psmtDKIL
  2. If you divest a property or investment, you sell it off.
    Sense id: simple-divest-en-verb-~fv7xcze
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