0 to sell something, especially a business or a part of a business: --
She has divested herself of (= sold) some of her share-holdings.
The company is divesting its less profitable business operations.
1 to get rid of an investment, part of a business, etc. by selling: --
The company has divested itself of some of its money-losing operations.
He had encouraged the state to divest such holdings.
2 to sell an asset, a business, or part of a business, or to reduce the amount of investment in something: --
At this juncture both are divested of their individual rights; human relationships are turned into material relations.
Indeed, he is so thoroughly divested from the notion of even needing to maintain one's good name that he readily takes another.
However, it becomes imperative that the glamorous criminal be divested of any overt threat.
Because raising new capital is difficult for banks during recessions, most weak banks are likely to focus more on divesting and loan reduction.
This meant, of course, that the proprietor must fully divest himself of his property during his lifetime, a step that many were loath to take.
This would be achieved by divesting the deductive method of its metaphysical foundations.
A man who seeks to divest a guardian of his possession/control of his daughter is termed a criminal.
Out of more than 212 firms, only about 15 per cent have been divested in this way.