Past tense of divest

Forms of divest

Divested in a sentence

• The report divested the organization of its mystique.
• In 2011, the company divested an 81% majority stake in its foreign subsidiary.
• Divested of egotistic obsession, an ordinary human being could achieve the panoptic vision of a sage.2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books, published 2007, page 340. From the entry panoptic
• The chiropractors associated with such projects have divested themselves of the chiropractic dogma, biotheology, and philosophy.1997, 1997 Wiley Expert Witness Update: New Developments in Personal Injury Litigation, →ISBN, page 67. From the entry biotheology
• Before many hours he had divested himself of his remaining garments, and was swimming easily and unencumbered toward the east.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 117. From the entry unencumbered

Meaning of divest

1. verb To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
2. verb To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.
3. verb To undress.

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Questions about the past tense of divest

What is the past tense of divest?

The past tense of divest is divested.

What is the past participle of divest?

The past participle of divest is divested.

Is divest a regular or irregular verb?

Divest is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.