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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As a Fragment
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:
Rights violations prompt world’s largest sovereign wealth fund to divest from Bolloré
Mar 11, 2026 news - Mongabay
Mar 11, 2026 news - Mongabay
San Jose officials weigh advocates’ calls to divest city funds from companies tied to ICE
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Mar 8, 2026 Local News Matters
Ohio School Employees’ Iran divestment followed council’s ‘patience is spent’ letter
Mar 12, 2026 Pensions & Investments
Mar 12, 2026 Pensions & Investments
Live Nation to 'Divest Ownership and/or Control' of 13 Amphitheaters
Mar 13, 2026 Digital Music News
Mar 13, 2026 Digital Music News
OPM Cannot Divest Board of Jurisdiction Until It Achieves True Status Quo Ante
Mar 1, 2026 FEDmanager
Mar 1, 2026 FEDmanager