[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"disinvest"[/SIZE][/B] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/divest]divest[/URL]] [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/invest]invest[/URL]] [*]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"; "There was pressure on the univeristy to disinvest in South Africa" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/divest]divest[/URL]] [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/invest]invest[/URL]] [*]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" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/strip]strip[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/undress]undress[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/divest]divest[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/disinvest]http://www.word.sc/disinvest[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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