Английский Этимологический словарь - divest
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Divest
divest
- 1563, from M.Fr. devester "strip of possessions," from O.Fr. desvestir, from des- "away" + vestir "to clothe."
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~ v divest sb of sth phr v formal 1 divest yourself of to take off something you are wearing or carrying (Pedro divested himself of his overcoat and boots.) 2 to get rid of something that you own (divest yourself of) (A new minister must divest himself of his business interests.) 3 to take away someone's power, rights, etc (The king was divested of all his wealth and power.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
(divests, divesting, divested) 1. If you divest yourself of something that you own or are responsible for, you get rid of it or stop being responsible for it. (FORMAL) The company divested itself of its oil interests. = rid VERB: V pron-refl of n 2. If something or someone is divested of a particular quality, they lose that quality or it is taken away from them. (FORMAL) ...in the 1960s, when sexual love had been divested of sin... They have divested rituals of their original meaning... = strip VERB: be V-ed of n, V n of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb Etymology: alteration of devest Date: 1623 1. a. to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title b. to undress or strip especially of clothing, ornament, or equipment c. rid, free 2. to take away from a person • ~ment noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by of; often refl.) unclothe; strip (divested himself of his jacket). 2 deprive, dispossess; free, rid (cannot divest himself of the idea). Derivatives divestiture n. divestment n. divesture n. Etymology: earlier devest f. OF desvestir etc. (as DIS-, L vestire f. vestis garment) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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лишать (права собственности, полномочий и т. п.) DIVEST гл. отделять, отторгать; отказываться ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. возв. раздевать; снимать одежды to divest oneself of one's garment —- снять одеяние, разоблачиться 2. книж. лишать; отнимать to divest smb. of his right —- лишать кого-л. права to divest oneself of one's authority —- сложить полномочия to divest oneself of an office —- уйти с должности 3. книж. отбрасывать; отделываться, отказываться I can't divest myself of the idea —- я (никак) не могу отделаться от (этой) мысли ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) раздевать, снимать (одежду и т.п.) (of) The servants helped to divest the king of his royal garments. 2) лишать (of) to divest smb. of his right - лишить кого-л. права I cannot divest myself of the idea - я не могу отделаться от мысли ...Англо-русский словарь
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