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verb
To reduce investment, or cease to invest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: invest
verb
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: strip, undress, divest
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
verb
reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: divest
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: withdraw, draw, take out, draw off
verb
deprive of status or authority
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: divest
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: free, discharge
Narrower terms: dethrone, defrock, unfrock
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English invest English disinvest From dis- + invest.
Across languages
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