divest

Meanings

Verb

take away possessions from someone
deprive of status or authority
- "he was divested of his rights and his title"
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"
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
- "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"
To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.
To undress.

Origin / Etymology

Alteration of devest, from Middle French devester (“strip of possessions”), from Old French desvestir, from des- (“dis-”) + vestir (“to clothe”).

Synonyms

deprive, disinvest, dispossess, disrobe, sell off, strip, undress

Antonyms

dress, invest

Scrabble Score: 10

divest is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
divest is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
divest is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

divest is a valid Words With Friends word