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divestible

American  
[dih-ves-tuh-buhl, dahy-] / dɪˈvɛs tə bəl, daɪ- /

adjective

  1. capable of being divested, as an estate in land.


Etymology

Origin of divestible

First recorded in 1640–50; divest + -ible

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Richard Gere is Edward, a corporate raider who gobbles up companies and spits them out in divestible chunks.

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