English-Thai Dictionary

divest

VT ปลดเปลื้อง  ทำให้ หมด ไป  plod-pueang

 

divest of

PHRV กำจัด ออก ไป  kam-jad-ook

 

divest of

PHRV ปลด  plod

 

divest of

PHRV ปลด ออกจาก  ถอด ออกจาก  plod-ook-jak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIVEST

v.t.[L. It is the same word as devest, but the latter is appropriately used as a technical term in law. ] 1. To strip of clothes, arms or equipage; opposed to invest.
2. To deprive; as, to divest one of his rights or privileges; to divest one of title or property.
3. To deprive or strip of any thing that covers, surrounds or attends; as, to divest one of his glory; to divest a subject of deceptive appearances, or false ornaments.

 

DIVESTED

pp. Stripped; undressed; deprived.

 

DIVESTING

ppr. Stripping; putting off; depriving.

 

DIVESTITURE, DIVESTURE

n.The act of stripping, putting off, or depriving.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIVEST

Di *vest ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divested; p. pr. & vb. n. Divesting. ]Etym: [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 )

 

Defn: See Devest. Mozley & W.

 

DIVESTIBLE

DIVESTIBLE Di *vest "i *ble, a.

 

Defn: Capable of being divested.

 

DIVESTITURE

DIVESTITURE Di *vest "i *ture, n.

 

Defn: The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of property, rights, etc.

 

DIVESTMENT

DIVESTMENT Di *vest "ment, n.

 

Defn: The act of divesting. [R.]

 

DIVESTURE

DIVESTURE Di *ves "ture, n.

 

Defn: Divestiture. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

divest

di vest |diˈvest, dī -daɪˈvɛst | ▶verb [ with obj. ] deprive (someone ) of power, rights, or possessions: men are unlikely to be divested of power without a struggle. • deprive (something ) of a particular quality: he has divested the original play of its charm. • [ no obj. ] rid oneself of something that one no longer wants or requires, such as a business interest or investment: it appears easier to carry on in the business than to divest | the government's policy of divesting itself of state holdings. • dated or humorous relieve (someone ) of something being worn or carried: she divested him of his coat. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: alteration of devest, from Old French desvestir, from des- (expressing removal ) + Latin vestire (from vestis ‘garment ’).

 

divestiture

di vest i ture |diˈvestiˌCHər, -ˌCHo͝or, dī -daɪˈvɛstəˌtʃ (ʊ )ər |(also divesture |-ˈvesCHər, -CHo͝or |) ▶noun the action or process of selling off subsidiary business interests or investments: the divestiture of state-owned assets. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin divestit- ‘divested ’ (from the verb divestire ) + -ure .

 

divestment

di vest ment |diˈvestmənt, dī -daɪˈvɛstmənt | ▶noun another term for divestiture.

 

Oxford Dictionary

divest

divest |dʌɪˈvɛst, dɪ -| ▶verb [ with obj. ] (divest someone /thing of ) deprive someone of (power, rights, or possessions ): men are unlikely to be divested of power without a struggle. • 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. • dated or humorous relieve someone of (a garment ): she divested him of his coat. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: alteration of devest, from Old French desvestir, from des- (expressing removal ) + Latin vestire (from vestis ‘garment ’).

 

divestiture

divestiture |dʌɪˈvɛstɪtʃə, dɪ - |(also divesture ) ▶noun another term for divestment. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin divestit- ‘divested ’ (from the verb divestire ) + -ure .

 

divestment

di ¦vest |ment |dʌɪˈvɛstm (ə )nt, dɪ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or process of selling off subsidiary business interests or investments: the importance of divestment | [ count noun ] : proceeds from divestments.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

divest

divest verb he intends to divest you of your power: deprive of, strip of, dispossess of, rob of, cheat out of, trick out of.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

divest

divest verb 1 he intends to divest you of all your power: deprive, strip, dispossess, relieve; rob, cheat out of, trick out of, do out of; informal diddle out of; literary despoil; archaic reave. 2 dated she divested him of his coat: strip, relieve, denude; remove, take off, pull off, peel off, shed; unclothe, undress, disrobe; dated doff.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

divest

di vest /daɪvést, dɪ -/動詞 他動詞 〖通例 ～ A of B 〗1 ｟やや古 ｠A 〈人など 〉からB 〈衣服 持ち物など 〉を脱がせる, はぐ, 手放させる .2 ｟かたく ｠A 〈人など 〉からB 〈財産 権利 責任 性質など 〉を奪う, 剥奪 （はくだつ ）する, 取り除く .

 

divestment

di v é st ment 名詞 ｟米 ｠＝disinvestment .