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

Matched Categories

1. • Remove
   • Withdraw

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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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How to use divest in a sentence?

1. Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron:

   Our intention is not to sell these shares at a loss to the taxpayer, we will divest these shares only when they have returned to their normal price.

2. George Mason:

   All men are created equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing the obtaining of happiness and safety.

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 Krause:

   Institutional investors are usually not activists, they either like a stock or they don't like it. If they don't like the stock, they divest.. so the shareholder register is currently dominated by people that actually like the transaction, i'm flying out for a roadshow over the next couple of weeks so we'll see all of the guys again (...) We'll figure out if there's scepticism or criticism.

5. 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.