divest

The wind divested the tree of their leaves.

I cannot divest myself of the idea.

men are unlikely to be divested of power without a struggle.

she divested him of his coat.

the government's policy of divesting itself of state holdings.

divest a king of his robes

He swiftly divested himself of his clothes.

divest a man of his rank and honours

he has divested the original play of its charm.

The army divested the king of all his power.

The court order divests the company of all its assets.

She managed to divest herself of the unwanted property.

The police divested the pretended officer of his stolen uniform.

Week after week, institutions were divesting from fossil fuels.

Back on board, the sailors helped divest us of our heavy copper carapaces.

So Tom, how exactly will BP go about divesting its stake?

But, on the other hand, in a universe suddenly divested of illusions and lights, man feels an alien, a stranger.

James had reappeared; he had divested himself of his trunk, owl, and trolley, and was evidently bursting with news.

And in the UK, oil major BP announced that it will divest its 20 per cent stake in Russian state-oil company Rosneft.

Force Facebook to divest itself of WhatsApp and Instagram.

Their MO is to divest or divert money into ESG-focused funds.

Miss Abbot turned to divest a stout leg of the necessary ligature.

I was seized by both of them, and roughly divested of my clothing.