disinvest, v.
(disinvested, disinvesting, disinvests)
(disinvested, disinvesting, disinvests)
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
<verb.change>
disinvest divest strip undress
sample sentences
"The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim""She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"
"He disinvested himself of his garments"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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They want to %s the prisoners
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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derivationally related form
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verb group
hypernym
reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
<verb.possession>
disinvest divest
sample sentences
"The company decided to divest""the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"
"There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa"
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
deprive of status or authority
<verb.social>
disinvest divest
sample sentences
"he was divested of his rights and his title""They disinvested themselves of their rights"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomebody ----s somebody of something
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Somebody ----s somebody
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antonym