divest

Meaning

1. To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
2. To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.
3. To undress.

Synonyms

strip

undress

disinvest

deprive

disrobe

denude

dispossess

unclothe

take away

rive

doff

take off

defoliate

defrost

deplume

depose

destitute

dethrone

detract

disclaim

dismantle

dismount

dispense with

dispose

dispose of

dock

drop out

eliminate

exploit

expropriate

forego

forgo

give

give up

grate

lapse

mulct

part with

predate

prey

rack

relinquish

remove

renounce

rip

rip up

rob

sell off

sign away

snag

strip off

subtract

tear

tear down

tergiversate

throw

undo

unfrock

unmake

unrobe

untie

violate

waive

wrest

write off

apostatise

foreswear

discrown

delete

subduct

abandon

abnegate

abstract

alienate

apostatize

back down

back off

back out

bow out

break

deduct

Pronounced as (IPA)

/daɪˈvɛst/

Etymology

Alteration of devest, from Middle French devester (“strip of possessions”), from Old French desvestir, from des- (“dis-”) + vestir (“to clothe”).