divest
verb (used with object)
to strip of clothing, ornament, etc..
is divesting
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present progressiveof divest (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The company has said it is divesting some holdings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
The revenue figure, which is too small to normally be disclosed given Citi's $19 billion of quarterly revenue, came in comments on the results of legacy franchises that the bank is divesting.
From Reuters ● May 9, 2022
The telecommunications company is divesting its interest in WarnerMedia as part of its deal with Discover, and will cut its dividend.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2022
Senators did note that Ross is divesting from much of his business empire.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2017
For pidgin English simply consists in taking English words and treating them like Chinese characters, that is, divesting them of all troublesome inflections and reducing them to a set of root-ideas arranged in logical sequence.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
