Synonyms for divest
dɪˈvɛst, daɪ-di·vest

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1. divest

   Synonyms:
   disruanate, denude, strip, disrobe, unclothe, disencumber, deprive

   Antonyms:
   clothe, robe, invest, shroud, envelop, encumber, indue

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1. deprive, strip, divestverb

   take away possessions from someone

   "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

   Synonyms:
   strip down, clean, discase, leach, foray, pillage, unclothe, dismantle, strip, disrobe, undress, reave, rifle, denude, uncase, impoverish, despoil, ransack, loot, deprive, peel, plunder, bare, denudate, disinvest

   Antonyms:
   invest, vest, place, commit, enthrone, put

2. divest, disinvestverb

   deprive of status or authority

   "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"

   Synonyms:
   undress, strip, disinvest, deprive

   Antonyms:
   invest, put, commit, place, enthrone, vest

3. divest, disinvestverb

   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"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa"

   Synonyms:
   undress, strip, disinvest, deprive

   Antonyms:
   invest, vest, place, commit, put, enthrone

4. strip, undress, divest, disinvestverb

   remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

   "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"

   Synonyms:
   strip down, clean, leach, foray, pillage, unclothe, dismantle, deprive, disrobe, undress, reave, rifle, denude, uncase, despoil, strip, ransack, loot, discase, peel, plunder, bare, denudate, disinvest

   Antonyms:
   enthrone, commit, vest, put, invest, place

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1. divest

   Synonyms:
   v. a. deprive, strip, dispossess

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1. List of paraphrases for "divest":

   dispose

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1. Chief Executive Officer Mark Bertolini:

   Let a judge decide. Is Medicare Advantage competitive with Medicare fee-for-service? If that is indeed the case, then there isn't any market we need to divest, if we have to divest, can we provide an appropriate remedy? And we have.

2. Monsanto Chairman Hugh Grant:

   The interest in the sale of the seed assets has been extraordinary, giving us confidence that we can divest the businesses at an attractive price.

3. Jamie Bonham:

   The challenge with the current push to divest banks because they’re involved in fossil fuels is that these are the very same banks critical to help meet many of our goals in alternative energy and sustainable financing.

4. Andre Barlow:

   Any time you're down to two players or less you have a problem that needs to be resolved, three, you may still have to divest.

5. Admiral Hyman Rickover:

   Responsiblity is a unique concept. It can only reside and inhere in a single individual. You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you. You may disclaim it, but you cannot divest yourself of it.