Determined vs Divested - What's the difference?
determined | divested |
Decided; resolute, possessing much determination.
(determine)
(divest)
(archaic) To undress, disrobe.
* 1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :
To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) (of) something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary
As verbs the difference between determined and divested
is that determined is (determine) while divested is (divest).As an adjective determined
is decided; resolute, possessing much determination.determined
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I'm determined to get a good grade in my exam.
Verb
(head)Statistics
*divested
English
Verb
(head)divest
English
Verb
(en verb)- Having divested the child he kissed her gently and gave her a little pat to make her stand off.
- You shall never divest me of my right to free speech.
- When I wake up, I make a point to divest myself of all my prejudices, ready to start the day.
- In 2011 the company divested an 81% majority stake in its Chinese subsidiary.
