What is the meaning of disinvest?

verb

  • Deprive of status or authority.
    • usage: "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
  • Reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment. )
    • usage: "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"
  • Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes.
    • usage: "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"
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