Definitions for divest
dɪˈvɛst, daɪ-di·vest

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deprive, strip, divestverb

   take away possessions from someone

   "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

2. divest, disinvestverb

   deprive of status or authority

   "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"

3. divest, disinvestverb

   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"

4. strip, undress, divest, disinvestverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. divestverb

   To undress, disrobe.

2. divestverb

   To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).

3. divestverb

   To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary

   In 2011 the company divested an 81% majority stake in its Chinese subsidiary.

4. Etymology: Alteration of devest, after Latin divestire.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. To DIVESTverb

   To strip; to make naked.

   Etymology: devestir, French.

   Then of his arms Androgeus he divests;
   His sword, his shield he takes, and plumed crests. John Denham.

   Let us divest the gay phantom of temporal happiness, of all that false lustre and ornament in which the pride, the passions, and the folly of men have dressed it up. John Rogers, Serm.

WikipediaRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. divest

   In finance and economics, divestment or divestiture is the reduction of some kind of asset for financial, ethical, or political objectives or sale of an existing business by a firm. A divestment is the opposite of an investment. Divestiture is an adaptive change and adjustment of a company's ownership and business portfolio made to confront with internal and external changes.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. divest

   Divest refers to the act of selling off a business asset or investment, or the reduction of some kind of asset for financial, ethical, or strategic objectives. This can involve selling off stocks, property, or a subsidiary company. It is often done to improve the economic performance of a business or to redirect funds towards more profitable areas.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Divestverb

   to unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest

2. Divestverb

   fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of prejudices, passions, etc

3. Divestverb

   see Devest

4. Etymology: [LL. divestire (di- = dis- + L. vestire to dress), equiv. to L. devestire. It is the same word as devest, but the latter is rarely used except as a technical term in law. See Devest, Vest.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Divest

   di-vest′, v.t. to strip or deprive of anything.—adj. Divest′ible.—ns. Divest′iture, Divest′ment (rare). [L. devestīre—dis, neg., vestīre, to clothe—vestis, a garment.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. divest

   To strip of clothes, arms, or equipage.

Matched Categories

1. • Remove
   • Withdraw

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Anagrams for divest »

1. vedist

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of divest in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of divest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of divest in a Sentence

1. Jamie Bonham:

   The challenge with the current push to divest banks because they’re involved in fossil fuels is that these are the very same banks critical to help meet many of our goals in alternative energy and sustainable financing.

2. Chief Executive Officer Mark Bertolini:

   Let a judge decide. Is Medicare Advantage competitive with Medicare fee-for-service? If that is indeed the case, then there isn't any market we need to divest, if we have to divest, can we provide an appropriate remedy? And we have.

3. Jack Allardyce:

   Should low oil prices prevail, they're a quarter or two away from having to cut the dividend, or divest some more assets.

4. Noah Bookbinder:

   While this is a notable step in the right direction, it's a small one that comes much too late, the ethics issues that arise from Ivanka Trump ownership of the Ivanka Trump Brand also arise from Ivanka Trump ownership stake in the Trump Organization, and still more issues arise from Ivanka Trump father's ownership of that business. If the Ivanka Trump family truly cared about ethics, they would fully divest themselves of these assets -- something they should have done before they entered the White House.

5. Libby Armintrout:

   It’s obvious that the Facebook CEO shares this high regard for his mom. During the town hall meeting with the prime minister of India in 2015, one of the topics he asked the prime minister about was about his mother. And it turns out Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg did n’t look too far from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg mom in Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg choice of spouse, whom Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg married in 2012. Like Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg mother, wife Priscilla Chan is an understated physician who shuns the spotlight. Related : From Under the Hoodie : 5 Entrepreneurial Lessons From Mark Zuckerberg When talking about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg mother, Microsoft founder Mary Maxell Gates, currently the richest man in the world, with an estimated worth $ 76.7 billion, has often spoken about a letter she wrote to his then-fianc Melinda the day before their wedding. From those to whom much is given, much is expected, her letter read. Mary Maxell Gates, a long-time philanthropist, died six months later at the age of 64 of breast cancer. Mary Maxell Gates kept Mary Maxell Gates mother’s letter, and Mary Maxell Gates swift foray into the world of philanthropy, establishing The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation with the help of Mary Maxell Gates father, Bill Sr., has been due to the influence of Mary Maxell Gates mother, a formidable business mind in her own right. Mary was a top student at her high school and in college, where she met her husband, a lawyer. They had three children. She threw herself into volunteering and served on the boards of numerous prominent organizations, including the United Way, where she first served as the county chair and, later, the first female national chair. She convinced her son, who was CEO of Microsoft at the time, to start the Employees Giving Campaign at Microsoft to benefit the United Way and other charities. ( He later join the board.) The considerable list of boards she served on is impressive, and when she was appointed to the board of regents of University of Washington in 1975, she spearheaded the move to divest the university’s holding in apartheid South Africa. According to her daughter, Libby Armintrout, Libby Armintrout was an extremely engaged parent and had high expectations of all Libby Armintrout children. Not just grades and that sort of thing, but how we behaved in public, how we would be socially.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=divest
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Divest
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=divest
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divest
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divest
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=divest
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=divest