disinvest

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb disinvest has 3 senses

  • disinvest(v = verb.social) divest - deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
  • is one way to discharge, free
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  • disinvest(v = verb.possession) divest - 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 university to disinvest in South Africa"
  • is one way to draw, draw off, take out, withdraw
    Derived form noun disinvestment1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s PP
  • disinvest(v = verb.change) divest, strip, undress - 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"
  • is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody

OXFORD DICTIONARY

disinvest, v.intr. (foll. by from, or absol.) reduce or dispose of one's investment (in a place, company, etc.).

Derivative
disinvestment n.

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