What is "disinvest"

vb. To reduce investment, or cease to invest

1. v. 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]