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divest
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DIVEST
1
to end the occupancy or possession of <unable to make their mortgage payments, they were summarily divested of their house>
Related Words deforce, evict; disfurnish, strip; bereave, deprive, disinherit; annex, appropriate, commandeer, impound, seize, take over, usurp
2
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers <the former CEO has divested himself of most of his responsibilities but will continue to work with the company as a consultant>
3
to take something away from <he was divested of the boxing title when the fraud was uncovered>
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