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di·vest (də vest′, dī-)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
divest Usage Examples
Object
- asset: Even downsizing solvent companies can benefit by divesting an asset that now has a residual value attached.
Modifying Another Word
- not: The British government thought otherwise; they held that the trekkers could not divest themselves of their allegiance to the Crown.
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