Word: divestment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: di
vest
ment
Definition: The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset.
Morphemes:
Affix: divest
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: des-
Language: fro
Decoded: des-
Meaning: dis-
Affix: vestir
Language: fro
Decoded: vestir
Meaning: to clothe
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.