what is divested mean
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word divest. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: To undress, disrobe. To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice). divest(Verb) To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary. In 2011 the company divested an 81% majority stake in its Chinese subsidiary. Origin: Alteration of devest, after Latin divestire.