divest

/daɪvˈɛst/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. take away possessions from someone
   “The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets”
2. deprive of status or authority
   “he was divested of his rights and his title”
3. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
   “The company decided to divest”
4. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
   “The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim”

Synonyms for divest

• deprive
• strip
• disinvest
• undress

Antonyms of divest

• invest

Words that rhyme with divest

• rest
• test
• digest
• west
• best
• nest
• breast
• crest
• northwest
• quest
• southwest
• vest
• arrest
• blessed
• protest
• invest
• manifest
• request
• attest
• chest
• distressed
• dressed
• guest
• jest
• pest
• suggest
• compressed
• depressed
• infest
• professed