DISINVEST

• (verb) 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 : divest , strip , undress

• (verb) 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"

  synonyms : divest

  We may have to divest assets to raise capital. -added by nithi

• (verb) deprive of status or authority

  "he was divested of his rights and his title", "They disinvested themselves of their rights"

  synonyms : divest

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