1. divest oneself of : 脱衣, 摆脱, 抛弃；
及物动词
1. 使摆脱;使丢弃;使放弃
If you divest yourself of something that you own or are responsible for, you get rid of it or stop being responsible for it.
2. 使失去;剥夺
If something or someone is divested of a particular quality, they lose that quality or it is taken away from them.
3. 使脱去;使放下
If you divest someone of something that they are wearing or carrying, you take it off them or away from them.
1. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
e.g. The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim
She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
He disinvested himself of his garments
Synonym: stripundressdisinvest
2. reduce or dispose of
cease to hold (an investment)
e.g. 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
Synonym: disinvest
3. take away possessions from someone
e.g. The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
4. deprive of status or authority
e.g. he was divested of his rights and his title
They disinvested themselves of their rights
Synonym: disinvest