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DIVESTS Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word divests. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word divests. (close relations)
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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• make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated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

Best Hypernyms For DIVESTS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for divests, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
take withdraw discharge draw free remove
Phrases (2)
draw offtake out

Alternatives for ALIENATES

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