Hyphenation of divest

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word divest? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

di-vest

Definitions of divest:

1.	Take away possessions from someone The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
2.	Deprive of status or authority He was divested of his rights and his title They disinvested themselves of their rights
3.	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
4.	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

Synonyms of divest:

verb	deprive, strip, take
verb	disinvest, free, discharge
verb	disinvest, withdraw, draw, take out, draw off
verb	strip, undress, disinvest, remove, take, take away, withdraw

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.