divest oneself of

divest oneself of
index abandon (relinquish), disclaim, resign

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  • divest oneself — index forswear Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • divest oneself of sth — UK US divest yourself of sth Phrasal Verb with divest({{}}/dɪˈvest/ verb [I or T] ► FINANCE to sell an asset, a business, etc. that belongs to you: »He wishes to divest himself of some newly inherited assets. »The Bank made a commercial decision… …   Financial and business terms

  • divest — The traditional uses of divest are as a somewhat formal word meaning ‘to undress’ and, in the reflexive form divest oneself of, in the sense ‘to dispossess oneself of’ (typically with reference to rights, powers, etc., or as a humorous… …   Modern English usage

  • divest — di•vest [[t]dɪˈvɛst, daɪ [/t]] v. t. 1) to strip of clothing, ornament, etc 2) to strip or deprive (someone or something), esp. of property or rights; dispossess 3) to rid of or free from: to divest oneself of responsibility for a decision[/ex]… …   From formal English to slang

  • divest — /daɪ vest/ verb ♦ to divest oneself of something to get rid of something ● The company had divested itself of its US interests …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • divest — di·vest /dī vest, də / vt [Anglo French devestir, literally, to undress, from Old French desvestir, from de(s) , prefix marking reversal + vestir to dress, from Latin vestire]: to deprive or dispossess (oneself) of property through divestiture… …   Law dictionary

  • divest — 1560s, devest (modern spelling is c.1600), from M.Fr. devester strip of possessions, from O.Fr. desvestir, from des away (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + vestir to clothe (see VEST (Cf. vest) (v.)). The figurative sense of strip of possessions is earliest… …   Etymology dictionary

  • divest — [dʌɪ vɛst, dɪ ] verb (divest someone/thing of) deprive or dispossess someone or something of (power, rights, etc.). ↘rid oneself of (an interest or investment). ↘relieve someone of (a garment). Origin C17: alt. of devest, from OFr. desvestir,… …   English new terms dictionary

  • Abrogation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Abrogation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 abrogation abrogation annulment nullification Sgm: N 1 vacatur vacatur Sgm: N 1 canceling canceling &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 cancel cancel Sgm: N 1 revocatio …   English dictionary for students

  • disrobe — v.tr. & refl. (also absol.) 1 divest (oneself or another) of a robe or a garment; undress. 2 divest (oneself or another) of office, authority, etc …   Useful english dictionary

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