Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 2
"he was divested of his rights and his title"
"They disinvested themselves of their rights"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s to somebody
verb
Sense 3
"The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"
"She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"
"He disinvested himself of his garments"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 4
"The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
Type of:
take
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s to somebody
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
39
Times Searched
3
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