divest
/dɪ'vɛst/
verb
6 letters2 syllables10 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
VERB
1
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”
2
Take away possessions from someone.
3
Deprive of status or authority.
“he was divested of his rights and his title”
4
Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes.
“She divested herself of her outdoor clothes”
WORD FORMS
Related formdivestiture
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®11 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinivestday
Starts & ends withD … T
Syllablesdi · vest
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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