divestsomeoneofsomething
phrasal verbwithdivestverb[IorT]mainlyUSuk/daɪˈvest/us/dɪˈvest/
formalto take something off or away from someone or yourself:
There is agrowingmovementtodivestthemonarchyofitsremainingconstitutionalpower.
Shedivestedherselfof hercumbersomeattire.
Taking things away from someone or somewhere
- appropriate
- bear away
- confiscate
- confiscation
- creamsomething/someoneoff
- debug
- drain
- expropriation
- extractive
- get off
- impound
- infringe on/uponsomething
- relieve
- rootsomething/someoneout
- routsomeoneout
- seize
- shelf
- stripping
- suck
- sweep