divest
- IPA[dʌɪˈvɛst]
英式
- deprive someone of (power, rights, or possessions)；deprive something of (a particular quality)
verb: divest, 3rd person present: divests, gerund or present participle: divesting, past tense: divested, past participle: divested
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. deprive someone of (power, rights, or possessions) men are unlikely to be divested of power without a struggle 同義詞
- ▪ deprive something of (a particular quality) he has divested the original play of its charm
- ▪ rid oneself of (a business interest or investment) the government's policy of divesting itself of state holdings
- ▪ relieve someone of (a garment) she divested him of his coat 同義詞
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- IPA[dīˈvest]
美式
- deprive (someone) of power, rights, or possessions: men are unlikely to be divested of power without a struggle
Oxford American Dictionary
