Verb: disinvest ,dis-in'vest
- Reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
"There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa";
- divest
- Deprive of status or authority
"They disinvested themselves of their rights";
- divest
- Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
"He disinvested himself of his garments";
- strip, undress, divest
Derived forms: disinvested, disinvesting, disinvests
Type of: discharge, draw, draw off, free, remove, take, take away, take out, withdraw
Encyclopedia: Disinvest