Definition of Disinvest

• deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
• 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 university to disinvest in South Africa"
• remove (someones or ones own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"