divest

  1. Verb.  (transitive, archaic) To undress, disrobe.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) (term, of) something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.

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