divest
English Thesaurus
1. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | remove, take, take away, withdraw, |
| definition | : | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb.change) |
2. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) (verb.possession)
3. take away possessions from someone (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | take, |
| definition | : | take into one's possession (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | disarm, unarm, |
| definition | : | take away the weapons from; render harmless (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | expropriate, |
| definition | : | deprive of possessions (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | clean, |
| definition | : | deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | dispossess, |
| definition | : | deprive of the possession of real estate (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | clean out, |
| definition | : | deprive completely of money or goods (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | unclothe, |
| definition | : | strip (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | unsex, |
| definition | : | deprive of sex or sexual powers (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | orphan, |
| definition | : | deprive of parents (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | bereave, |
| definition | : | deprive through death (verb.possession) |
4. deprive of status or authority (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | discharge, free, |
| definition | : | free from obligations or duties (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | dethrone, |
| definition | : | remove a monarch from the throne (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | defrock, unfrock, |
| definition | : | divest of the frock; of church officials (verb.social) |
5. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes (verb.change)
| derivation | : | strip, strip show, striptease, |
| definition | : | a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | undress, |
| definition | : | partial or complete nakedness (noun.state) |
6. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | disinvestment, |
| definition | : | the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | divestiture, |
| definition | : | the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division (noun.act) |
7. take away possessions from someone (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | deprivation, privation, |
| definition | : | act of depriving someone of food or money or rights (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | divestiture, |
| definition | : | an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior (noun.communication) |
8. deprive of status or authority (verb.social)
9. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes (verb.change)
| derivation | : | strip, strip show, striptease, |
| definition | : | a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | undress, |
| definition | : | partial or complete nakedness (noun.state) |
10. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | disinvestment, |
| definition | : | the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | divestiture, |
| definition | : | the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division (noun.act) |
11. take away possessions from someone (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | deprivation, privation, |
| definition | : | act of depriving someone of food or money or rights (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | divestiture, |
| definition | : | an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior (noun.communication) |
12. deprive of status or authority (verb.social)
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