divest
Definitions
Verb
- Take away possessions from someone
- Deprive of status or authority
- Reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
- Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
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Words that contain the term "divest".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | divestiture | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | divest | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | divested | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | divesting | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | divestitures | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | divestment | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | divestments | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | divests | 2 | 0 |
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Words that sound like the term "divest".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | advanced | 2 | 53 |
| 2 | deepest | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | deceased | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | deduced | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | idealist | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | digest | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | dearest | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | dullest | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | detest | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | d'allest | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | debased | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | defaced | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | delist | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | desist | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | dewhirst | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | dewhurst | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | direst | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | driest | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | dumbest | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | edquist | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 8
Sound Alikes: 20
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Donald Trump must divest from businesses ahead of inauguration
Dec 16, 2024 Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Dec 16, 2024 Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Rights violations prompt world’s largest sovereign wealth fund to divest from Bolloré
Mar 11, 2026 news - Mongabay
Mar 11, 2026 news - Mongabay
Vattenfall signs agreement to divest French sales business to Alterna énergie
Feb 17, 2026 Vattenfall
Feb 17, 2026 Vattenfall
Bessent Has Yet to Fully Divest Assets, Raising Concern at Ethics Agency
Aug 13, 2025 The New York Times
Aug 13, 2025 The New York Times
US pension fund threatens to divest TotalEnergies stake over offshore wind exit
May 7, 2026 Financial Times
May 7, 2026 Financial Times