資料來源 : pyDict

剝除,使脫去,奪去

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Divest \Di*vest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divested}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Divesting}.] [LL. divestire (di- = dis- + L. vestire to
   dress), equiv. to L. devestire. It is the same word as
   devest, but the latter is rarely used except as a technical
   term in law. See {Devest}, {Vest}.]
   1. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage;
      -- opposed to {invest}.

   2. Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest
      one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of
      prejudices, passions, etc.

            Wretches divested of every moral feeling.
                                                  --Goldsmith.

            The tendency of the language to divest itself of its
            gutturals.                            --Earle.

   3. (Law) See {Devest}. --Mozley & W.

資料來源 : WordNet®

divest
     v 1: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the
          Jews of all their assets" [syn: {deprive}, {strip}]
     2: deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his
        rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of
        their rights" [syn: {disinvest}] [ant: {invest}]
     3: 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 univeristy to disinvest in South Africa"
        [syn: {disinvest}] [ant: {invest}]
     4: 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}, {disinvest}]