divest

CEFRC2

/daɪˈvɛst/

verb

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In plain English

01
verb
To sell or give up something, especially property or power.
02
verb
Extra detail
To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.

Examples

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Also pronounced

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Extra meanings

To undress.
To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).

In context

The report divested the organization of its mystique.
When I wake up, I make a point to divest myself of all my prejudices, ready to start the day.
You shall never divest me of my right to free speech.

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It is argued that from a fiscal point of view, governments should divest only if this leads to an improvement in the intertemporal budget constraint. However, it is shown that policymakers are instead inclined to divest public assets as a means of […]
2011, Alfred Schipke, Why Do Governments Divest?: The Macroeconomics of Privatization, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 6
Building from this argument, we can now turn to arguing the moral case why individuals should divest from fossil fuels. We can flesh out what is wrong with continuing investments in the fossil fuel industry in terms of the role that an agent […]
2018, Ravi Kanbur, Henry Shue, Climate Justice: Integrating Economics and Philosophy, Oxford University Press, USA, →ISBN, page 146
Having divested the child he kissed her gently and gave her a little pat to make her stand off.
1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew

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Alteration of devest, from Middle French devester (“strip of possessions”), from Old French desvestir, from des- (“dis-”) + vestir (“to clothe”).