divest  /dɑɪv'ɛst/  /dɪv'ɛst/

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資料來源(1): pydict data [pydict]

  divest
  (vt.)剝除,使脫去,奪去

資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Divest \Di*vest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divested}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Divesting}.] [LL. divestire (di- = dis- + L. vestire to
     dress), equiv. to L. devestire. It is the same word as
     devest, but the latter is rarely used except as a technical
     term in law. See {Devest}, {Vest}.]
     1. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage;
        -- opposed to {invest}.
  
     2. Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest
        one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of
        prejudices, passions, etc.
  
              Wretches divested of every moral feeling.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
  
              The tendency of the language to divest itself of its
              gutturals.                            --Earle.
  
     3. (Law) See {Devest}. --Mozley & W.

資料來源(3): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  divest
       v 1: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the
            Jews of all their assets" [syn: {deprive}, {strip}]
       2: deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his
          rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of
          their rights" [syn: {disinvest}] [ant: {invest}]
       3: 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: {disinvest}] [ant: {invest}]
       4: 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: {strip}, {undress}, {disinvest}]