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Definisjon av divest

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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"
disinvest
invest, commit, put, place make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
draw off, withdraw, take out, draw remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese"
divest - deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
disinvest
enthrone, invest, vest put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"
discharge, free release from military service
dethrone remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned"
defrock, unfrock divest of the frock; of church officials
divest - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
deprive, strip
take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
unarm, disarm remove offensive capability from
expropriate deprive of possessions; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners"
clean remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
dispossess deprive of the possession of real estate
clean out empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers"
unclothe take the covers off; "She unclothed her innermost feelings"
unsex remove the qualities typical of one's sex; "She unsexed herself"
orphan deprive of parents
bereave deprive through death
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"
strip, undress, disinvest
discase, disrobe, strip down, uncase, undress, peel, unclothe, strip get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
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Verb
divest - To undress, disrobe.
divest - To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) divest
  • Presens: divest / divests
  • Preteritum: divested
  • Perfektum: (have) divested

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