英语词汇“divestment”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

divestdivest /dəˈvɛst, daɪ-/ verb [intransitive, transitive]

ETYMOLOGYdivest

Origin: 1600-1700 Old French desvestir to undress, from Latin vestire to dress

VERB TABLE

divest

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	divest
	he, she, it	divests
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	divested
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have divested
	he, she, it	has divested
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had divested
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will divest
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have divested

Continuous Form
Present	I	am divesting
	he, she, it	is divesting
	you, we, they	are divesting
Past	I, he, she, it	was divesting
	you, we, they	were divesting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been divesting
	he, she, it	has been divesting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been divesting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be divesting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been divesting

social studies, economics to sell assets or investments: We will divest all non-core units.divest somebody of something phrasal verb1social studies, economics to sell a company or an investment: divest yourself of something The company is divesting itself of $120 million in unprofitable business.2formal to take away someone’s rights, power, or authority3formal to take away something that someone is wearing or carrying—divestment noun