Verb

• S: (v) deprive, strip, divest (take away possessions from someone) "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
• S: (v) divest, disinvest (deprive of status or authority) "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
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• S: (v) free, discharge (free from obligations or duties)
• S: (v) divest, disinvest (deprive of status or authority) "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
• S: (v) take over, relieve (free someone temporarily from his or her obligations)
• S: (v) cut (discharge from a group) "The coach cut two players from the team"
• S: (v) clear (free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment) "Clear the ship and let it dock"
• S: (v) cashier (discharge with dishonor, as in the army)
• S: (v) liberate, set free (grant freedom to) "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"
• S: (v) disinvolve, disembroil, disentangle (free from involvement or entanglement) "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?"
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• Somebody ----s somebody
• [Applies to divest] Somebody ----s somebody of something
• S: (v) divest, disinvest (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"
• S: (v) strip, undress, divest, disinvest (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"
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• S: (v) undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel (get undressed) "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
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• W: (n) undress [Related to: undress] (partial or complete nakedness) "a state of undress"
• W: (n) strip [Related to: strip] (a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music) "she did a strip right in front of everyone"
• W: (n) stripper [Related to: strip] (a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music)
• W: (n) peeler [Related to: peel] (a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music)
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