divest
gb/daɪvˈɛst/ us/daɪvˈɛst/
C1
English
megválik, értékesít, megfoszt
VERB
C1
BUSINESS
1
Usage pattern:
[someone/something] divests [assets/shares/a business unit]
The company plans to divest its European retail business next year.
A vállalat azt tervezi, hogy jövőre megválik európai kiskereskedelmi üzletágától.
Several pension funds were pressured to divest their holdings in coal companies.
Több nyugdíjalapot nyomás alá helyeztek, hogy váljanak meg a szénipari vállalatokban lévő részesedéseiktől.
Regulators required the merger partners to divest certain assets before approving the deal.
Learner examples
The company will divest its hotel chain.
A vállalat megválik a szállodaláncától.
The fund divested its shares last year.
Az alap tavaly megvált a részvényeitől.
Common mistake:
Do not confuse divest with invest. To invest is to put money in; to divest is to sell or withdraw money from something.
Meaning
sell assets or investments
Collocations
divest assets
|divest holdings
|divest shares
|divest a business
|divest a subsidiary
|divest its stake
|divest non-core assets
|be forced to divest
|pressure someone to divest
|plans to divest
Synonyms
sell off (More conversational; often suggests selling a significant part or all of something.)
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dispose of (Broad and fairly formal; can mean get rid of by sale or other means.)
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unload (Informal; suggests wanting to get rid of an asset quickly or because it is undesirable.)
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disinvest (More technical and less common; means reduce or withdraw investment.)
Antonyms
invest (Means put money into an asset rather than withdraw or sell it.)
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acquire (Means buy or obtain assets rather than sell them.)
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retain (Means keep holdings rather than dispose of them.)
Themes
business
|finance
|investing
|corporate_strategy
|ethics
Definition
To sell investments, property, or part of a company.
To sell or dispose of assets, shares, investments, or parts of a business, often for financial, strategic, ethical, or regulatory reasons.
VERB
C2
FORMAL
2
megfoszt
C1
Usage pattern:
[law/decision/authority] divests [someone/something] of [power/right/property/title]
The new law divested the agency of much of its authority.
Az új törvény megfosztotta az ügynökséget hatáskörének nagy részétől.
After the investigation, he was divested of his title and official duties.
A vizsgálat után megfosztották a címétől és hivatalos feladataitól.
The court ruled that the contract did not divest the owners of their property rights.
Learner examples
The decision divested the manager of her authority.
A döntés megfosztotta a vezetőt a jogkörétől.
He was divested of his rank.
Megfosztották a rangjától.
Common mistake:
In this meaning, the usual pattern is divest someone of something, not divest something from someone.
Meaning
strip of power or rights
Collocations
divest someone of power
|divest someone of rights
|divest an agency of authority
|divest a court of jurisdiction
|be divested of control
|be divested of title
|be divested of property
|divest responsibility
|divest authority
Synonyms
strip (More direct and forceful; common with power, rights, or rank.)
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deprive (Close in meaning; emphasizes the loss suffered by the person or group.)
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dispossess (Specifically means take property, land, or a home away.)
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remove (More general and less formal.)
Antonyms
grant (Means officially give a right, power, or privilege.)
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empower (Means give someone authority or ability to act.)
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vest (Legal or formal opposite; means place power, rights, or property in someone.)
Themes
law
|rights
|power
|government
|institutions
Definition
To officially take authority, rights, or property away from someone or something.
To take power, rights, property, rank, or responsibility away from someone or something, especially by an official, legal, or institutional act.
Grammar
Dictionary form
divest
IPA
GB/daɪvˈɛst/
US/daɪvˈɛst/
Syllables & stress
di - vest (2 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (vest)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: divest
- 3rd Person Singular: divests
- Present Participle: divesting
- Past: divested
Expressions
divest from
1/daɪvˈɛst fɹˈʌm/
phrasal verb
business
withdraw investment from something
To take your money out of a company or industry by selling your investments in it.
Examples
- The university voted to divest from fossil fuels.
- Activists urged the pension fund to divest from companies linked to human rights abuses.
- Some investors have divested from tobacco and weapons manufacturers.
Learner examples
- The school divested from oil companies.
- They decided to divest from coal.
divest oneself of
1/daɪvˈɛst wˌʌnsˈɛlf əv/
fixed phrase
formal
get rid of something
To get rid of something you have or carry, especially something unwanted.
Examples
- She tried to divest herself of the assumptions she had grown up with.
- The minister sought to divest himself of responsibility for the failed project.
- He divested himself of his wet coat and sat by the fire.
Learner examples
- She divested herself of old habits.
- He divested himself of the heavy coat.