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DIVEST Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word divest. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word divest. (close relations)
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deprive
verbv
verb

• take away possessions from someone

• keep from having, keeping, or obtaining

• take away

dispossess
verbv
verb

• deprive of the possession of real estate

despoil
verbv
verb

• steal goods; take as spoils

• destroy and strip of its possession

divestiture
nounn
noun

• an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior

• the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division

expropriate
verbv
verb

• deprive of possessions

remove
verbv
noun

• degree of figurative distance or separation

verb

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

• remove from a position or an office

• dispose of

• cause to leave

• shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

• stay away or leave

• kill intentionally and with premeditation

• get rid of something abstract

take off
verbv
verb

• depart for someplace

• take away

• depart from the ground

• take time off from work; stop working temporarily

• mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner

• remove clothes or shoes

• get started or set in motion, used figuratively

• prove fatal

• make a subtraction

disinvest
verbv
verb

• deprive of status or authority

• reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)

• remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

undress
verbv
noun

• partial or complete nakedness

verb

• get undressed

• remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

disrobe
verbv
verb

• get undressed

sell off
verbv
verb

• get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices

Best Hypernyms For DIVEST

Here is a list of related hypernyms for divest, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
remove take withdraw deprive discharge dispossess draw expropriate free rob seize
Phrases (2)
draw offtake out

Alternatives for DEPRIVE

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