Definition for Divest:

• 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"

Synonyms for Divest:

• n.

  •
  • catapult,
  • exalt,
  • elevate,
  • elevation,
  • advancement,
  • uncover.
  •
  • take from,
  • seize.

• v.

  •dispossess; take off (verb)
  • ditch,
  • milk,
  • bare,
  • undress,
  • remove,
  • lose,
  • dismantle,
  • denude,
  • eighty-six,
  • bleed,
  • doff,
  • unload,
  • bankrupt,
  • plunder,
  • spoil,
  • dump.
  •divest (verb)
  • peel,
  • expose,
  • shed,
  • unclad.
  •lose (verb)
  • decrease,
  • dispossess,
  • shrink,
  • misplace,
  • dissipate,
  • exhaust,
  • forfeit,
  • erode,
  • debit,
  • dissolve,
  • deplete,
  • decrement,
  • drop.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • demote,
  • aggrandizement,
  • downgrade,
  • promote.
  •
  • exaltation,
  • uncloak,
  • vault.
  •
  • promotion.
  •lose
  • give up.
  •untie
  • unwrap.

Paraphrases for Divest:

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    dispose, relinquish, oust, cede, assign, waive, disarm, forfeit, indulge, remove, renounce, discard, abdicate, withdraw, deny, succumb, concede, forego.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    deprive, abandon, sell, selling, surrender, dispense, transfer, strip, displace.

Antonyms for Divest:

• v.

  • dispossess; take off
    cover, possess, offer, save, clothe, take, maintain, hide, hold, keep, give, invest.
  • Other antonyms:
    burden, vest, subject, weigh down, bog, weight, shackle, fetter, hamper, saddle, encumber, restrain.

Homophones for Divest:

• debauched, deep-seated, diffused, dope sheet, dibasic acid, defaced, devastate, deficit, deposit, data-based, debased, diapsida, deep-set, deep pocket, depicted, defect, deep-chested, dopastat, deep south, depict, divagate, dovecote, de facto, diapsid.