Synonyms of divests

divests

verb

present tense third-person singular of divest

1

as in evicts

to end the occupancy or possession of

unable to make their mortgage payments, they were summarily divested of their house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evicts
• deprives
• dispossesses
• ousts
• expropriates
• strips
• usurps
• disinherits
• appropriates
• bereaves
• commandeers
• deforces
• annexes
• impounds
• seizes
• disfurnishes
• takes over

2

as in rids

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rids
• relieves
• frees
• clears
• unburdens
• liberates
• emancipates
• loosens
• looses
• unbinds
• disencumbers
• redeems
• disburdens
• rescues
• springs
• extricates
• enfranchises
• disengages
• unchains
• disentangles
• releases
• delivers
• discharges
• manumits
• bails (out)
• unfetters
• uncages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encumbers
• burdens
• saddles
• restrains
• subjects
• hampers
• weights (down)
• fetters
• bogs (down)
• weighs down
• shackles

3

as in deprives

to take something away from

he was divested of the boxing title when the fraud was uncovered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deprives
• strips
• bereaves
• denudes
• abates
• defrauds
• shortchanges
• impoverishes
• cleans (out)
• bankrupts
• cheats
• disfurnishes