DIVESTING Synonyms

• causing hostility or loss of friendliness

• a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.

• the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.

• the removal of covering

• cause to become detached or separated; take off

• separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment

• come to be detached

• release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

• free or remove obstruction from

• become free

• distribute loosely

• to cause to separate and go in different directions

• cause to separate

• move away from each other

• separate (light) into spectral rays

• cause to become widely known

• part; cease or break association with

• regard as unconnected

• to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms

• take away possessions from someone

• keep from having, keeping, or obtaining

• take away

• deprive of status or authority

• reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)

• remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

• partial or complete nakedness

• get undressed

• remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

• deprive of the possession of real estate

• get undressed

• get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices