Divest vs Divested - What's the difference?
divest | divested |
(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
(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 divest and divested
is that divest is (archaic) to undress, disrobe while divested is (divest).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.
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.