divesting

verb

Definition of divestingnext
present participle of divest
1
as in evicting
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 ridding
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 stripping
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 divesting
  1. depriving
  2. relieving
  3. freeing
Verb
  • The easily readable summations that AI creates mean users have fewer incentives to click through to publisher sites, depriving sites of traffic and, ultimately, ad income.
    Geoffroy Martin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Yoon survived a first impeachment vote last weekend, when his party largely boycotted the vote, depriving parliament of a quorum.
    Joyce Lee, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of depriving
Verb
  • Archway Homes will buy the home and make the repairs needed, relieving the sellers of the hassle and expense.
    Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Xylitol may have other health benefits, including preventing ear and sinus infections, increasing bone density, and relieving constipation.
    Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of relieving
Verb
  • These systems include modules that automatically navigate drones through jamming-intensive environments, freeing pilots to focus on targeting.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2025
  • On the cleaning front, waiter robots will assist staff in their daily tasks freeing them up to focus on more complex tasks.
    Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of freeing
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