What is the meaning of divest?

Take away possessions from someone.
- usage: "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
- synonyms: deprive, strip
Deprive of status or authority.
- usage: "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
- synonyms: disinvest
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"
- synonyms: disinvest
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"
- synonyms: strip, undress, disinvest

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