vt.
使卸下，使脱去，剥去(或脱去)…的衣服、饰物等(of):
She divested herself of her coat and sat down.
她脱去外套并坐下来。
The wind divested the trees of their leaves.
风把很多树的叶子都吹落了。
[divest oneself] 放弃(无用的东西)，除掉，去除，去掉，使摆脱(of)：
She managed to divest herself of responsibility.
她企图推卸自己的责任。
剥夺…的权利、头衔或称号等；撤销…的职务；夺走…的财物；迫使放弃，夺去，取消(of):
The family was divested of its home.
这家人无家可归了。
They divested the president of all his power.
他们剥夺了总统的全部权力。
【法律】剥夺(财产、权利等)
【商业】
(削价)出售：
to divest holdings
抛售股票、债券等
(通过销售)摆脱；把…脱手：
The corporation divested itself of its subsidiaries.
该公司把它的所有子公司都卖掉了。
[古语]放弃
vi.
【商业】撤出股份；收回投资