1. (

• deprive ,
• strip ,
• divest ,

) take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" ;

2. (

• divest ,
• disinvest ,

) deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights" ;

3. (

• divest ,
• disinvest

) reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "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" ;

4. (

• strip ,
• undress ,
• divest ,
• disinvest

) remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" ;