Main entry: disinvest, divest, strip, undress
Definition: remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
Usage: The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim; She divested herself of her outdoor clothes; He disinvested himself of his garments
Definition: reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
Usage: The company decided to divest; the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property; There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa
Definition: deprive of status or authority
Usage: he was divested of his rights and his title; They disinvested themselves of their rights