Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
DISINVEST
divest, disinvest
(verb) 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”
divest, disinvest
(verb) deprive of status or authority; “he was divested of his rights and his title”; “They disinvested themselves of their rights”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
disinvest (third-person singular simple present disinvests, present participle disinvesting, simple past and past participle disinvested)
To reduce investment, or cease to invest.
Antonym: invest
Usage notes
Weaker than related divest, which instead means "sell off existing investments", rather than "reduce or cease new investment".
Source: Wiktionary
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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