divest
verbHow many syllables in divest?
There are 2 syllables in the word divest.Divide divest into syllables:
di · vest
How to pronounce divest:
Definition of divest:
- divest (verb):
- take away possessions from someone.
- to deprive of a role, function, or quality
- to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
Synonyms for divest:
bereave
clean
clean out
deprive
despoil
disarm
dispossess
evict
expropriate
orphan
oust
strip
take
unclothe
unsex
Antonyms for divest:
burden
charge
encumber
fob something off on to
freight
hamper
impose on
inflict something on
lade
laden
land
load
lumber
saddle
task
tax
thrust something on
upset
weigh down
weight
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