divest

vt. 使摆脱, 使脱去, 夺去 [经] 取消权力

发音

UK /daɪˈvɛst/
US /daɪˈvɛst/
UK /dɪˈvɛst/
US /dɪˈvɛst/

词形变化

divested divestest divesteth divesting divests 三单 divests divesting 现在分词 divested 过去式 divested 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).

    剥夺

    及物

    You shall never divest me of my right to free speech.

    When I wake up, I make a point to divest myself of all my prejudices, ready to start the day.

  2. 2.

    To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.

    及物 商务 金融

    In 2011, the company divested an 81% majority stake in its foreign subsidiary.

    Glasgow will become the first university in Europe to divest from fossil fuels.

  3. 3.

    To undress.

    古体 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

strip undress deprive disinvest

反义词 1

invest

上位词 10

take free pull draw remove withdraw discharge take out take away take off

下位词 10

clean orphan disarm clean out bereave defrock dethrone dispossess expropriate unarm

近义相关 8

strip peel undress disrobe discase strip down uncase unclothe

词源

Alteration of devest, from Middle French devester (“strip of possessions”), from Old French desvestir, from des- (“dis-”) + vestir (“to clothe”).

来源：wiktionary