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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