divest

动词 divest:

1. take away possessions from someone
   同义词：deprive, strip
2. deprive of status or authority
   同义词：disinvest
3. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
   同义词：disinvest
4. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
   同义词：strip, undress, disinvest

1. It is an interesting question how far men will retain their relative rank if they were divest of their clothes.
   假使剥去了人们的衣服的话，到底彼此的阶级能够维持到什么程度，倒是一则有趣的问题。
2. He cannot divest himself of this idea.
   他不能抛弃他的这个想法。

di.vest

v.tr.（及物动词）
di.vest.ed,di.vest.ing,di.vests
To strip, as of clothes.
脱去，脱掉：使脱去衣服等物

To deprive, as of rights or property; dispossess.See Synonyms at strip
剥夺…的权利或财产；剥夺参见 strip
To free of; rid:
脱离…；免除：
例句：
.Most secretive of men, let him at last divest himself of secrets, both his and ours.(Brendan Gill)
.最守口如瓶的人，让他最终摆脱自己和我们的秘密.(布伦丹·吉尔)

To sell off or otherwise dispose of (a subsidiary company or an investment).
处置，出售：出售或处置（一个附属公司或者一项投资等）
Law To devest.
【法律】 剥夺财产

来源：
Alteration influenced by Medieval Latin dovestore [to undress] * see divestiture
受 中世纪拉丁语 dovestore的影响 [脱衣] *参见 divestiture
of devest
devest的变化

【引伸】
divest.ment
n.（名词）