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disinˈvest, v. [dis- 6: cf. mod.F. désinvestir.] 1. trans. To deprive of that with which one is invested; to strip, divest (lit. and fig.).
1630Wadsworth Pilgr. iii. 12 They made me disinvest my selfe of such prophane garments I had. a1631Drayton Wks. I. 270 (Jod.) Having seen His disinvesting and disastrous chance. 1645W. Ball Sphere Govt. 13 By reposing or granting such Trust, they doe not disinvest themselves of their right naturall. 1882A. Austin in Contemp. Rev. Jan. 129 Not..that language has of itself any spell to disinvest man, who employs it, of that dust of the ground which enters so largely into his composition. 2. intr. Econ. To reduce or dispose of one's investment (in a place, company, etc.) Const. from, in, or absol.
1961in Webster. 1975Economist 2 Aug. 4/3 His only remaining realistic course..would seem to be to disinvest — namely to curtail and actually reduce the size and profitability of his company. 1984Daily Tel. 17 Oct. 19/1 He strongly urged foreign businesses to disinvest from South Africa. 1987Church Times 27 Mar. 14/2 Their aims are to put pressure on the Church Commissioners to disinvest in South Africa. So disinˈvestiture, disinˈvesture, the action of disinvesting or state of being disinvested.
1616Court & T. Jas. I (1849) I. 430 They rather think of his disinvesture of his robe, and after to be questioned in the Star Chamber. 1846Worcester cites West. Rev. for Disinvestiture. |