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								take away possessions from someone 2.
								deprive of status or authority
 he was divested of his rights and his title
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								reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
 The company decided to divest
 the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property
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								remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
 She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
 
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			| 1. Divest / Past divested
 2. Divest / Third Person
 divests
 3. Divest / Present Participle
 divesting
 
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