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divest

verbCommon GRE wordMore D words

to deprive or rid of something, especially property or rights

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Divest in a sentence

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The fund chose to divest its shares in fossil fuel companies.

Synonyms
stripdispossessdeprive
Antonyms
investendowvest
Common questions

Questions about “divest

Divest (verb) means to deprive or rid of something, especially property or rights
Here is divest used in an example sentence: "The fund chose to divest its shares in fossil fuel companies."
Common synonyms for divest include strip, dispossess, deprive.
Antonyms of divest include invest, endow, vest.
Divest is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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