divest
UK/dai'vest/US
GREB1
Definitions
v.
To deprive someone of a right, power, or possession; to sell off assets or a subsidiary.
剥夺（权利等）；出售（资产）；脱去
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddinot, apart, away
+
veststem
=divest
Common Collocations
- 1.divest assets出售资产
- 2.divest from撤资
- 3.divest holdings抛售股份
Example Sentences
- 1.
The corporation decided to divest itself of its underperforming subsidiaries to improve profitability.
- 2.
Many investors chose to divest from fossil fuel companies due to climate change concerns.