divest
Betekenis (Engels)
- (transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
- (transitive) To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.
- (archaic, transitive) To undress.
Tegenovergesteld aan
invest, dress
Synoniemen
sign away
Vertalingen
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/daɪˈvɛst/
Etymologie (Engels)
Alteration of devest, from Middle French devester (“strip of possessions”), from Old French desvestir, from des- (“dis-”) + vestir (“to clothe”).
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