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verb · transitive · rare

disinvest

disinvest · disinvests · disinvested · disinvesting

To reduce investment, or cease to investTo reduce investment, or cease to invest.

Meaning

1 senses

(also, figuratively)To reduce investment, or cease to invest.
reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)

Translations

1 languages

Forms

disinvests, disinvesting, disinvested, disinvested

Base form	disinvest · to disinvest
3rd person singular	disinvests
Present participle	disinvesting
Past simple	disinvested
Past participle	disinvested

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	disinvest
he, she, it	disinvests

Past simpleLesson

all persons

disinvested

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have disinvested
he, she, it	has disinvested

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will disinvest

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Close in meaning

reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment):divest
deprive of status or authority:divest
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes:strip undress divest

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

Relateddivest disinvestment

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

disinherit disintegrate disintegration disinterested disjoint diskB1

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