(transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).

(finance) The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.

simple past tense and past participle of divest

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of divest

present participle of divest

plural of divestment

One who divests.

plural of divester

Capable of being divested.

(law) Serving or tending to divest, or strip of a right or possession.