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Verb divest has 4 senses
- deprive, strip, divest - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
--1 is one way to take
Sample sentence:
They divest him of all his money
- divest, disinvest - deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
--2 is one way to free, discharge
Antonyms: invest, vest, enthrone
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
=> Somebody ----s somebody of something
- divest, disinvest - 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 univeristy to disinvest in South Africa"
--3 is one way to withdraw, draw, take out, draw off
Antonyms: invest, put, commit, place
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- strip, undress, divest, disinvest - 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"
--4 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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