| 单词 | divest |
| 释义 | divest (once / 1545 pages) 1v 2v It could be your wine portfolio, your stake in a mining company, or even the extra coats that are taking up space in your closet. Whatever it is, when you divest something, you get rid of it. Divest is sort of a fancy way to say “dispose of.” It’s often used in a business context to describe companies or governments that divest some of their holdings by selling them off. It can also be used in the sense of taking something away from someone. For example if your boss becomes insane and power mad, his handlers may divest him of his title, meaning his position is taken away from him. WORD FAMILYdivest: divested, divesting, divestiture, divests+/divestiture: divestitures USAGE EXAMPLESKarl Mayo, 32, and Sen Holiday, 26, lowered a sign with the word "Divest" calling for U.S. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Bank to divest from the $3.8 billion pipeline crossing four states. Reuters(Jan 01, 2017) The banner, which read “Divest #NoDAPL” and carried the US Bank logo, was hung in the US Bank Stadium by two people. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1v take away possessions from someone Syn|Hypo|Hyper deprive, strip disarm, unarm take away the weapons from; render harmless expropriatedeprive of possessions cleandeprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. dispossessdeprive of the possession of real estate clean outdeprive completely of money or goods unclothestrip unsexdeprive of sex or sexual powers orphandeprive of parents bereavedeprive through death demilitarise, demilitarizedo away with the military organization and potential of take take into one's possession 2v 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 Syn|Ant|Hyper disinvest commit, invest, place, put make an investment draw, draw off, take out, withdraw remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) 3v deprive of status or authority 2he was divested of his rights and his title Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper disinvest enthrone, invest, vest provide with power and authority dethrone remove a monarch from the throne defrock, unfrockdivest of the frock; of church officials discharge, free free from obligations or duties v remove (someone's or one's own) clothes She divested herself of her outdoor clothes Syn|Hyper disinvest, strip, undress discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress get undressed remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
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