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Meanings of divest in English

Portuguese
despir-se
Catalan
desmuntar
Spanish
deprivar

Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes.

despir-se
Usage of divest in English
1
It said two years ago it was seeking to divest underperforming business.
Reuters
2
Continental has no plans to fully divest the business, the company said.
Reuters
3
An American-Iranian deal would divest Israel of the ability to attack Iran.
Reuters
4
They have failed to divest the Government of all responsibilities in industry.
The Irish Times
5
Only way to resolve these conflicts of interest is to divest .
News.com.au
6
He cannot divest, as he has not been given the stock yet.
Radio NZ
7
J&J agreed to divest its trauma business to get that transaction approved.
Reuters
8
The European governments cannot divest themselves of responsibility in regard to Africa.
Proposed Roads to Freedom
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Monster had previously announced its intention to divest its operation in China.
The Irish Times
10
That, Spencer, is a sentence you need to divest yourself of instantly.
Before you know kindness
11
It declined to comment on any decision to divest its hydropower stake.
Reuters
12
Gottlieb has agreed to divest his holdings in about two-dozen healthcare stocks.
Reuters
13
He subsequently gave it a 90-day deadline to divest its US operations.
The Irish Times
14
Beware that ye divest not yourselves of the raiment of Divine guidance.
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
15
She could not divest herself of apprehension about her father and Plantagenet.
Venetia
16
Slavery soon proved its ability to divest her of these heavenly qualities.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
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Translations for divest
Portuguese
despir-seprivar
Divest through the time
Divest across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common