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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
disinvest
    v 1: deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his
         rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of
         their rights" [syn: divest, disinvest] [ant:
         enthrone, invest, vest]
    2: 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" [syn: divest,
       disinvest] [ant: commit, invest, place, put]
    3: 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"
       [syn: strip, undress, divest, disinvest]

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