divest
英[da?'vest;d?-]
美[da?'v?st]
- vt. 剝奪；使脫去，迫使放棄
英英釋意
- 1. take away possessions from someone;
- "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
- 2. deprive of status or authority;
- "he was divested of his rights and his title"
- "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
- 3. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment);
- "The company decided to divest"
- "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"
- "There was pressure on the univeristy to disinvest in South Africa"
- 4. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes;
- "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"
- "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"
- "He disinvested himself of his garments"