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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 dis·in·vest /(ˌ)dɪsṇˈvɛst/

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 disinvest
      v 1: deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his
           rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of
           their rights" [syn: divest] [ant: invest]
      2: reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The
         company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees
         divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was
         pressure on the univeristy to disinvest in South Africa"
         [syn: divest] [ant: invest]
      3: remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly
         undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of
         her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his
         garments" [syn: strip, undress, divest]