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1 divest oneself of
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2 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
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divest oneself — index forswear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
divest oneself of — index abandon (relinquish), disclaim, resign Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
divest oneself of sth — UK US divest yourself of sth Phrasal Verb with divest({{}}/dɪˈvest/ verb [I or T] ► FINANCE to sell an asset, a business, etc. that belongs to you: »He wishes to divest himself of some newly inherited assets. »The Bank made a commercial decision… … 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 — di•vest [[t]dɪˈvɛst, daɪ [/t]] v. t. 1) to strip of clothing, ornament, etc 2) to strip or deprive (someone or something), esp. of property or rights; dispossess 3) to rid of or free from: to divest oneself of responsibility for a decision[/ex]… … From formal English to slang
divest — /daɪ vest/ verb ♦ to divest oneself of something to get rid of something ● The company had divested itself of its US interests … Dictionary of banking and finance
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 — 1560s, devest (modern spelling is c.1600), from M.Fr. devester strip of possessions, from O.Fr. desvestir, from des away (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + vestir to clothe (see VEST (Cf. vest) (v.)). The figurative sense of strip of possessions is earliest… … Etymology dictionary
divest — [dʌɪ vɛst, dɪ ] verb (divest someone/thing of) deprive or dispossess someone or something of (power, rights, etc.). ↘rid oneself of (an interest or investment). ↘relieve someone of (a garment). Origin C17: alt. of devest, from OFr. desvestir,… … English new terms dictionary
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disrobe — v.tr. & refl. (also absol.) 1 divest (oneself or another) of a robe or a garment; undress. 2 divest (oneself or another) of office, authority, etc … Useful english dictionary