v. To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
v. To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage; -- opposed to invest.
v. Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess
v. See Devest.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To strip of clothes, arms, or equipage; hence, to strip of anything that surrounds or attends; despoil: opposed to invest: as, to divest one of his reputation.
To strip by some definite or legal process; deprive: as, to divest a person of his rights or privileges; to divest one of title or property.
To strip off; throw off.
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v. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
v. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
v. deprive of status or authority
v. take away possessions from someone
Word Usage
"SEOUL — Korea Exchange Bank said Friday Chairman Richard Wacker will step down from his post due to personal reasons amid efforts by majority stakeholder Lone Star Funds to divest from the bank."