-
1 divest
divest v1. entziehen, abnehmen;2. verzichten, verlieren;3. sich aus einem Markt [Geschäft] zurückziehen -
2 divest a person of property
-
3 divest
-
4 divest oneself of
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > divest oneself of
-
5 divest
transitive verb* * *di·vest[daɪˈvest, AM dɪˈ-]I. vt1. (deprive)2. (relieve)II. vi esp AM1. (sell) verkaufen2. (pull out)III. vt1. (doff)2. (rid)3. (sell)* * *[daɪ'vest]vtto divest oneself of sth — sich einer Sache (gen) entledigen
to divest sb of sth — jdn einer Sache (gen) berauben
he divested her of her coat (hum, form) — er nahm ihr den Mantel ab
2)* * *divest [daıˈvest; dıˈv-] v/t1. entkleiden (of gen) (auch fig)of gen):divest o.s. of etwas ablegen, etwas ab- oder aufgeben, sich eines Rechtes etc begeben oder entäußern* * *transitive verbdivest somebody/something of something — (deprive) jemanden/etwas einer Sache (Gen.) berauben
* * *v.entblößen v. -
6 divest
См. также в других словарях:
divest — di‧vest [daɪˈvest, d ] verb FINANCE 1. [transitive] if a group divests one of the companies that it owns, it gets rid of it by selling it: • We fulfilled our commitment to shareholders to divest our downstream business by creating a new company … Financial and business terms
divest — The traditional uses of divest are as a somewhat formal word meaning ‘to undress’ and, in the reflexive form divest oneself of, in the sense ‘to dispossess oneself of’ (typically with reference to rights, powers, etc., or as a humorous… … Modern English usage
divest of — [phrasal verb] formal 1 divest (someone or something) of (something) : to take (something) away from (someone or something else) : to cause (someone or something) to lose or give up (something) The document does not divest her of her right to use … Useful english dictionary
Divest — Di*vest , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Divesting}.] [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
divest — di·vest /dī vest, də / vt [Anglo French devestir, literally, to undress, from Old French desvestir, from de(s) , prefix marking reversal + vestir to dress, from Latin vestire]: to deprive or dispossess (oneself) of property through divestiture… … Law dictionary
divest of — index abridge (divest) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
divest — ► VERB (divest of) 1) deprive or dispossess (someone or something) of. 2) free or rid of. ORIGIN Old French desvestir, from Latin vestire clothe … English terms dictionary
divest — [də vest′, dīvest′] vt. [altered < DEVEST] 1. to strip of clothing, equipment, etc. 2. to deprive or dispossess of rank, rights, etc. 3. to disencumber or rid of something unwanted 4. Law DEVEST SYN. STRIP … English World dictionary
divest of legal office — index disbar Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
divest of office — index dislodge, oust Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
divest of property — index condemn (seize) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary