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disinvest

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disinvest in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. 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"
    strip  undress  divest  disinvest 
  2. 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"
    divest  disinvest 
  3. deprive of status or authority
    "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
    divest  disinvest 
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disinvest in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) To reduce investment, or cease to invest
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