divested 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of divestednext
as in stripped

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divested

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verb

past tense of divest
1
as in evicted
to end the occupancy or possession of unable to make their mortgage payments, they were summarily divested of their house

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2
as in rid
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers the former CEO has divested himself of most of his responsibilities but will continue to work with the company as a consultant

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3
as in deprived
to take something away from he was divested of the boxing title when the fraud was uncovered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divested
  1. evicted
  2. deprived
  3. relieved
  4. naked
  5. freed
Verb
  • More than 24,000 eviction cases were filed in Bexar County last year, and the number of households evicted continued to rise above pre-pandemic levels, local data shows.
    Megan Stringer, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
  • None of the low-income participants in Rx Kids reported being evicted since childbirth, compared with other groups, according to the survey.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of evicted
Verb
  • Jordan and her siblings were routinely physically, verbally and mentally abused by their parents, who reportedly chained their children to their beds and deprived them of food and the ability to exercise.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • For example, in the restaurant industry 74% of chefs report they are sleep deprived to the point of exhaustion, and more than half feel pushed to the breaking point.
    Mind Share Partners, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of deprived
Verb
  • Ryan Scott Anderson says he's relieved to be moving on.
    Danielle Bacher, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Several subway riders testified they were terrified Neely was going to attack and they were relieved when Penny put him in a chokehold and kept him there.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of relieved
Adjective
  • Carpenter skipped a matching red manicure in favor of short, naked nails and cozied up in a black and white faux fur vintage Chanel jacket and miniskirt ensemble.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
  • What’s lost is the heat and swashbuckling adventure of the original tale, a humanist turn that finds Odysseus at the end of his mortal coil, Fiennes at first haggard, awash naked on the shores of Ithaca after a shipwreck has left him unmoored and divorced from his former kingdom.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of naked
Verb
  • Once freed, the brothers celebrated while the deer ran on the slippery ice to safety.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Bashar also freed political prisoners and allowed more open discourse.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of freed
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