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Detailed Synonyms for divest in English

divest:

divest verbe

  1. divest
    – remove (someone's or one's own) clothes 1
    to strip; to undress; disinvest; divest
    – remove (someone's or one's own) clothes 1
    • strip verbe (strips, stripped, stripping)
    • undress verbe (undresss, undressed, undressing)
      • The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim1
    • disinvest verbe
      • He disinvested himself of his garments1
    • divest verbe
      • She divested herself of her outdoor clothes1
  2. divest
    – reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) 1
    disinvest; divest
    – reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) 1
    • disinvest verbe
      • There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa1
    • divest verbe
      • The company decided to divest1
      • the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property1
  3. divest
    – take away possessions from someone 1
    to deprive; to strip; divest
    – take away possessions from someone 1
    • deprive verbe (deprives, deprived, depriving)
    • strip verbe (strips, stripped, stripping)
      • The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets1
    • divest verbe
  4. divest
    – deprive of status or authority 1
    disinvest; divest
    – deprive of status or authority 1
    • disinvest verbe
      • They disinvested themselves of their rights1
    • divest verbe
      • he was divested of his rights and his title1

Alternate Synonyms for "divest":


Antonyms for "divest":


Related Definitions for "divest":

  1. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes1
    • She divested herself of her outdoor clothes1
  2. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)1
    • The company decided to divest1
    • the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property1
  3. take away possessions from someone1
  4. deprive of status or authority1
    • he was divested of his rights and his title1

divest form of dive:

to dive verbe (dives, dived, diving)

  1. to dive
    to dive; dive into the water
  2. to dive
    to duck; to dive; to plunge
    • duck verbe (ducks, ducked, ducking)
    • dive verbe (dives, dived, diving)
    • plunge verbe (plunges, plunged, plunging)
  3. to dive
    – swim under water 1
    to dive
    – swim under water 1
    • dive verbe (dives, dived, diving)
      • the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells1
  4. to dive
    – plunge into water 1
    to dive
    – plunge into water 1
    • dive verbe (dives, dived, diving)
      • I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool1
  5. to dive
    – drop steeply 1
    to plunge; to dive; plunk
    – drop steeply 1
    • plunge verbe (plunges, plunged, plunging)
      • the stock market plunged1
    • dive verbe (dives, dived, diving)
    • plunk verbe

Conjugations for dive:

present
  1. dive
  2. dive
  3. dives
  4. dive
  5. dive
  6. dive
simple past
  1. dived
  2. dived
  3. dived
  4. dived
  5. dived
  6. dived
present perfect
  1. have dived
  2. have dived
  3. has dived
  4. have dived
  5. have dived
  6. have dived
past continuous
  1. was diving
  2. were diving
  3. was diving
  4. were diving
  5. were diving
  6. were diving
future
  1. shall dive
  2. will dive
  3. will dive
  4. shall dive
  5. will dive
  6. will dive
continuous present
  1. am diving
  2. are diving
  3. is diving
  4. are diving
  5. are diving
  6. are diving
subjunctive
  1. be dived
  2. be dived
  3. be dived
  4. be dived
  5. be dived
  6. be dived
diverse
  1. dive!
  2. let's dive!
  3. dived
  4. diving
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

dive [the ~] nom

  1. the dive
    the dive
  2. the dive
    the nose dive; the dive
  3. the dive
    – a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft 1
    the dive; the nose dive; the nosedive
    – a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft 1
  4. the dive
    – a headlong plunge into water 1
    the dive; the diving
    – a headlong plunge into water 1
  5. the dive
    – a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall 1
    the dive; the honkytonk
    – a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall 1

Related Words for "dive":

  • diving, dives, divest, diva

Alternate Synonyms for "dive":


Related Definitions for "dive":

  1. a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft1
  2. a headlong plunge into water1
  3. a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall1
  4. swim under water1
    • the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells1
  5. plunge into water1
    • I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool1
  6. drop steeply1

Related Synonyms for divest