divest
/daɪˈvɛst/ verb C2- To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice). · You shall never divest me of my right to free speech.· When I wake up, I make a point to divest myself of all my prejudices, ready to start the day.
- To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary. · In 2011, the company divested an 81% majority stake in its foreign subsidiary.· Glasgow will become the first university in Europe to divest from fossil fuels.
He/she/it divests · Past divested · Past participle divested · -ing form divesting
Verb forms
- Base form
- divest
- He/she/it
- divests
- Past
- divested
- Past participle
- divested
- -ing form
- divesting
From the library
As for you, although we doctors cannot divest our patients of nerves, I fancy you have no further need of me than to recommend you not to allow your imagination to take too wide a field.”
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