Divest
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
To strip a person or organisation of property, rights, or authority.
“The new regulations required the conglomerate to divest itself of three subsidiary companies.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/daɪˈvɛst/
Syllables
di·vest
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Wordle
Shares the DIV- opening with DIVER and GIVEN, the -EST suffix is a common Wordle ending
Scrabble
Worth 10 points, V adds 4 points and the -EST ending hooks readily with -ED or -S
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