DIVESTS Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word divests. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DIVESTS
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alienates | verbv | |||||||
verb • arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness • transfer property or ownership • make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated | ||||||||
deprives | verbv | |||||||
verb • take away possessions from someone • keep from having, keeping, or obtaining • take away | ||||||||
dispossesses | verbv | |||||||
verb • deprive of the possession of real estate | ||||||||
removes | 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 | ||||||||
strips | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a relatively long narrow piece of something • artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material • an airfield without normal airport facilities • a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book • thin piece of wood or metal • a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music verb • take away possessions from someone • get undressed • remove the surface from • remove substances from by a percolating liquid • lay bare • steal goods; take as spoils • remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely • strip the cured leaves from • remove the thread (of screws) • remove a constituent from a liquid • take off or remove • draw the last milk (of cows) • remove (someone's or one's own) clothes | ||||||||
deprive | verbv | |||||||
verb • take away possessions from someone • keep from having, keeping, or obtaining • take away | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
dispossess | verbv | |||||||
verb • deprive of the possession of real estate | ||||||||
disrobe | verbv | |||||||
verb • get undressed | ||||||||
sell off | verbv | |||||||
verb • get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices |