Synonyms for divest
dɪˈvɛst, daɪ-di·vest

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1. divest

   Synonyms:
   disruanate, denude, strip, disrobe, unclothe, disencumber, deprive

   Antonyms:
   clothe, robe, invest, shroud, envelop, encumber, indue

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1. deprive, strip, divestverb

   take away possessions from someone

   "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

   Synonyms:
   strip down, clean, discase, leach, foray, pillage, unclothe, dismantle, strip, disrobe, undress, reave, rifle, denude, uncase, impoverish, despoil, ransack, loot, deprive, peel, plunder, bare, denudate, disinvest

   Antonyms:
   invest, vest, place, commit, enthrone, put

2. divest, disinvestverb

   deprive of status or authority

   "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"

   Synonyms:
   undress, strip, disinvest, deprive

   Antonyms:
   invest, put, commit, place, enthrone, vest

3. divest, disinvestverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   undress, strip, disinvest, deprive

   Antonyms:
   invest, vest, place, commit, put, enthrone

4. strip, undress, divest, disinvestverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   strip down, clean, leach, foray, pillage, unclothe, dismantle, deprive, disrobe, undress, reave, rifle, denude, uncase, despoil, strip, ransack, loot, discase, peel, plunder, bare, denudate, disinvest

   Antonyms:
   enthrone, commit, vest, put, invest, place

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1. divest

   Synonyms:
   v. a. deprive, strip, dispossess

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1. List of paraphrases for "divest":

   dispose

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1. Brett Cohen:

   There is a direct correlation between efforts to boycott and divest from Sanction Israel on campus and increased hate crimes against Jews, including swastikas painted on Jewish centers and fraternities, Jewish students being harassed and intimidated, and several cases of outright violence, the pseudo-academic delegitimizaton of Sanction Israel fuels this fire, and has created a situation where some pro-Israel students are afraid to voice their opinions in the classroom.

2. Jack Allardyce:

   Should low oil prices prevail, they're a quarter or two away from having to cut the dividend, or divest some more assets.

3. Chief Executive Officer Mark Bertolini:

   We took a conservative view of what we would need to divest.

4. Jamie Bonham:

   The challenge with the current push to divest banks because they’re involved in fossil fuels is that these are the very same banks critical to help meet many of our goals in alternative energy and sustainable financing.

5. Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron:

   Our intention is not to sell these shares at a loss to the taxpayer, we will divest these shares only when they have returned to their normal price.