disinvest Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb deprive of status or authority
   divest.
   
   • he was divested of his rights and his title
   • They disinvested themselves of their rights
2. verb reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
   divest.
   
   • 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
3. verb remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
   divest; undress; strip.
   
   • The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim
   • She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
   • He disinvested himself of his garments

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