Synonyms: 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
Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away
Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Usage: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment
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
Similar words: withdraw, draw, draw off, take out
Definition: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
Usage: She drew $2,000 from the account; The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank
Definition: deprive of status or authority
Usage: he was divested of his rights and his title; They disinvested themselves of their rights