1. deprive of status or authority;
"he was divested of his rights and his title"
"They disinvested themselves of their rights"
2. 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"
"There was pressure on the univeristy to disinvest in South Africa"
3. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes;
"The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"
"She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"
"He disinvested himself of his garments"