| slovo | definícia |
divest
(mass) | divest
- zbaviť |
divest
(encz) | divest,odejmout |
divest
(encz) | divest,svléci z |
divest
(encz) | divest,zbavit |
Divest
(gcide) | Divest \Di*vest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divested; p. pr. & vb.
n. Divesting.] [LL. divestire (di- = dis- + L. vestire to
dress), equiv. to L. devestire. It is the same word as
devest, but the latter is rarely used except as a technical
term in law. See Devest, Vest.]
1. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage;
-- opposed to invest.
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2. Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest
one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of
prejudices, passions, etc.
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Wretches divested of every moral feeling.
--Goldsmith.
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The tendency of the language to divest itself of its
gutturals. --Earle.
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3. (Law) See Devest. --Mozley & W.
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divest
(wn) | divest
v 1: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the
Jews of all their assets" [syn: deprive, strip,
divest]
2: deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his
rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their
rights" [syn: divest, disinvest] [ant: enthrone,
invest, vest]
3: 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 university to disinvest in South Africa" [syn: divest,
disinvest] [ant: commit, invest, place, put]
4: 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, disinvest] |
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divestiture
(encz) | divestiture,zbavení majetku v: PetrVdivestiture,zbavení práva v: PetrV |
divestment
(encz) | divestment,vzdání se Zdeněk Broždivestment,zbavení se Zdeněk Brož |
Divest
(gcide) | Divest \Di*vest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divested; p. pr. & vb.
n. Divesting.] [LL. divestire (di- = dis- + L. vestire to
dress), equiv. to L. devestire. It is the same word as
devest, but the latter is rarely used except as a technical
term in law. See Devest, Vest.]
1. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage;
-- opposed to invest.
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2. Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest
one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of
prejudices, passions, etc.
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Wretches divested of every moral feeling.
--Goldsmith.
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The tendency of the language to divest itself of its
gutturals. --Earle.
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3. (Law) See Devest. --Mozley & W.
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Divested
(gcide) | Divest \Di*vest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divested; p. pr. & vb.
n. Divesting.] [LL. divestire (di- = dis- + L. vestire to
dress), equiv. to L. devestire. It is the same word as
devest, but the latter is rarely used except as a technical
term in law. See Devest, Vest.]
1. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage;
-- opposed to invest.
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2. Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest
one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of
prejudices, passions, etc.
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Wretches divested of every moral feeling.
--Goldsmith.
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The tendency of the language to divest itself of its
gutturals. --Earle.
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3. (Law) See Devest. --Mozley & W.
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Divestible
(gcide) | Divestible \Di*vest"i*ble\, a.
Capable of being divested.
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Divesting
(gcide) | Divest \Di*vest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divested; p. pr. & vb.
n. Divesting.] [LL. divestire (di- = dis- + L. vestire to
dress), equiv. to L. devestire. It is the same word as
devest, but the latter is rarely used except as a technical
term in law. See Devest, Vest.]
1. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage;
-- opposed to invest.
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2. Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest
one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of
prejudices, passions, etc.
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Wretches divested of every moral feeling.
--Goldsmith.
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The tendency of the language to divest itself of its
gutturals. --Earle.
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3. (Law) See Devest. --Mozley & W.
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Divestiture
(gcide) | Divestiture \Di*vest"i*ture\ (?; 135), n.
The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being
divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of
property, rights, etc.
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Divestment
(gcide) | Divestment \Di*vest"ment\, n.
The act of divesting. [R.]
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Divesture
(gcide) | Divesture \Di*ves"ture\ (?; 135), n.
Divestiture. [Obs.]
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divestiture
(wn) | divestiture
n 1: an order to an offending party to rid itself of property;
it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains
of wrongful behavior; "the court found divestiture to be
necessary in preventing a monopoly"
2: the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a
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