divest
gb/daɪvˈɛst/ us/daɪvˈɛst/
C1
Inglés
Acepciones
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Verbo
business
C1
action
1
sell assets or investments
To sell investments, property, or part of a company.
Patrón de uso:
[someone/something] divests [assets/shares/a business unit]
Error frecuente:
Do not confuse divest with invest. To invest is to put money in; to divest is to sell or withdraw money from something.
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
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.)
Colocaciones
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
Temas
business
|finance
|investing
|corporate_strategy
|ethics
Ejemplos
- The company plans to divest its European retail business next year.
- Several pension funds were pressured to divest their holdings in coal companies.
- Regulators required the merger partners to divest certain assets before approving the deal.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The company will divest its hotel chain.
- The fund divested its shares last year.
Verbo
formal
C2
action
2
strip of power or rights
To officially take authority, rights, or property away from someone or something.
Patrón de uso:
[law/decision/authority] divests [someone/something] of [power/right/property/title]
Error frecuente:
In this meaning, the usual pattern is divest someone of something, not divest something from someone.
Sinónimos
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.)
Antónimos
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.)
Colocaciones
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
Temas
law
|rights
|power
|government
|institutions
Ejemplos
- The new law divested the agency of much of its authority.
- After the investigation, he was divested of his title and official duties.
- The court ruled that the contract did not divest the owners of their property rights.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The decision divested the manager of her authority.
- He was divested of his rank.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
divest
AFI
GB/daɪvˈɛst/
US/daɪvˈɛst/
Sílabas y acento
di - vest (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (vest)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: divest
- 3rd Person Singular: divests
- Present Participle: divesting
- Past: divested
Expresiones
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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
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.
Ejemplos
- 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.