Found 1 items, similar to disinvest.
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Definition: disinvest
disinvest
v 1: deprive of status or authority;
“he was divested of his
rights and his title”;
“They disinvested themselves of
their rights” [syn:
divest] [ant:
invest]
2: 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 univeristy to disinvest in South Africa”
[syn:
divest] [ant:
invest]
3: 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” [syn:
strip,
undress,
divest]