disinvest English

Meaning disinvest meaning

What does disinvest mean?

disinvest

— verb (= 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

— verb (= divest) deprive of status or authority he was divested of his rights and his title They disinvested themselves of their rights

— verb (= undress, divest) 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

Synonyms disinvest synonyms

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disinvest English » English

divest

strip

undress

rive

violate

tear down

tear

snag

rip up

rip

rack

prey

predate

grate

exploit

dock

dismantle

deprive

deplume