Divest (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object)
  1. to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.: The wind divested the trees of their leaves.
  2. to strip or deprive (someone or something), especially of property or rights; dispossess.
  3. to rid of or free from: He divested himself of all responsibility for the decision.
  4. to take away or alienate (property, rights, etc.).
  5. Commerce.
    • to sell off: to divest holdings.
    • to rid of through sale: The corporation divested itself of its subsidiaries.
verb (tr usually foll by of)
  1. to strip (of clothes)
  2. to deprive or dispossess
  3. to take away an estate or interest in property vested (in a person)
Divest (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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