disinvest

English Thesaurus

1. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes (verb.change)

hypernym	:	remove, take, take away, withdraw,
definition	:	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb.change)

verb group	:	discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress,
definition	:	get undressed (verb.body)

2. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	draw, draw off, take out, withdraw,
definition	:	remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) (verb.possession)

3. deprive of status or authority (verb.social)

hypernym	:	discharge, free,
definition	:	free from obligations or duties (verb.social)

hyponym	:	dethrone,
definition	:	remove a monarch from the throne (verb.social)

hyponym	:	defrock, unfrock,
definition	:	divest of the frock; of church officials (verb.social)

4. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes (verb.change)

derivation	:	strip, strip show, striptease,
definition	:	a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music (noun.act)

derivation	:	undress,
definition	:	partial or complete nakedness (noun.state)

5. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) (verb.possession)

antonym	:	commit, invest, place, put,
definition	:	make an investment (verb.possession)

derivation	:	disinvestment,
definition	:	the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation (noun.act)

derivation	:	divestiture,
definition	:	the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division (noun.act)

6. deprive of status or authority (verb.social)

antonym	:	enthrone, invest, vest,
definition	:	provide with power and authority (verb.social)

7. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes (verb.change)

derivation	:	strip, strip show, striptease,
definition	:	a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music (noun.act)

derivation	:	undress,
definition	:	partial or complete nakedness (noun.state)

8. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) (verb.possession)

antonym	:	commit, invest, place, put,
definition	:	make an investment (verb.possession)

derivation	:	disinvestment,
definition	:	the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation (noun.act)

derivation	:	divestiture,
definition	:	the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division (noun.act)

9. deprive of status or authority (verb.social)

antonym	:	enthrone, invest, vest,
definition	:	provide with power and authority (verb.social)