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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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How to use divest in a sentence?

  1. 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.

  2. Larry Noble:

    I think this is a really dangerous area and I think he's going to see it, hopefully he's going to see it, and they're just going to divest.

  3. 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.

  4. Van Beurden:

    The divest campaign, or Keep it in the Ground or the carbon bubble, ignore reality that 80 percent of the investment in the industry has to be done just to stand still to arrest decline. It is a red herring, it is a very seductive argument and that is why it catches on, but it is a red herring.

  5. Brett Cohen:

    There is a direct correlation between efforts to boycott and divest from Sanction Israel on campus and increased hate crimes against Jews, including swastikas painted on Jewish centers and fraternities, Jewish students being harassed and intimidated, and several cases of outright violence, the pseudo-academic delegitimizaton of Sanction Israel fuels this fire, and has created a situation where some pro-Israel students are afraid to voice their opinions in the classroom.


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