Found 3 items, similar to divest.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: divest membebaskan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: divest divest v 1: take away possessions from someone; “The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets” [syn: deprive, strip] 2: deprive of status or authority; “he was divested of his rights and his title”; “They disinvested themselves of their rights” [syn: disinvest] [ant: invest] 3: 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: disinvest] [ant: invest] 4: 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, disinvest]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Divest Divest \Di*vest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divested; p. pr. & vb. n. Divesting.] [LL. divestire (di- = dis- + L. vestire to dress), equiv. to L. devestire. It is the same word as devest, but the latter is rarely used except as a technical term in law. See Devest, Vest.] 1. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of prejudices, passions, etc. [1913 Webster] Wretches divested of every moral feeling. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] The tendency of the language to divest itself of its gutturals. --Earle. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) See Devest. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster]