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disinterest |
disinterested |
disinterestedly |
disinterestedness |
disinterment |
disinvest
| disinvestment
| disinvolve
| disjoin
| disjoined
| disjoint
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
- 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
- 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 sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derived form noun disinvestment1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
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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