divest

Meanings

• take away possessions from someone
• deprive of status or authority
  • "he was divested of his rights and his title"
• 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"
• remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
  • "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"

Synonyms

deprive, disinvest, strip, undress