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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | desvestir 'to undress', from Latin vestire 'to dress' |
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di‧vest
[intransitive and transitive] technical if a company divests, it sells some of its assets, investments etc : pressure on hospitals to divest tobacco-related stocks
pressure on hospitals to divest tobacco-related stocksdivest somebody of something
phrasal verb1 to sell or give away something you own : Dad had long since divested himself of anything valuable.
divest yourself of something
Dad had long since divested himself of anything valuable.2 to remove something you are wearing or carrying : Pedro divested himself of his overcoat.
divest yourself of something
Pedro divested himself of his overcoat.3 to take something away from someone : The king was divested of all his wealth and power.
The king was divested of all his wealth and power.