divest
verb (used with object)
to strip of clothing, ornament, etc..
had divested
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past perfectof divest.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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If Live Nation had divested from Ticketmaster, that would be a huge deal, a Live Nation-changing deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
That’s when Mr. Podesta declared on his federal financial disclosure form that he had divested himself of his Joule holdings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2016
By 2014, he had divested from pretty much everything else, too.
From The Verge ● Jul. 22, 2014
He informed the committee that he had divested himself of all outside interests.
From Time ● Apr. 18, 2012
James had reappeared; he had divested himself of his trunk, owl, and trolley, and was evidently bursting with news.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
