DIVEST is a term used to describe the act of removing or disposing of something, usually in a financial context. DISROBE (7 letters) means to take off clothes, while DISMANTLE (9 letters) means to take apart or break down. BANKRUPT (8 letters) means to be unable to pay debts, and DENUDE (6 letters) means to make BARE or STRIP of covering. DISINHERIT (10 letters) means to DEPRIVE someone of their inheritance, while BEREAVE (7 letters) means to leave desolate or deprived of something. LOSE (4 letters) means to be deprived of something, and BARE (4 letters) means to make naked or uncovered. DISPOSSESS (10 letters) means to DEPRIVE someone of property, while DEPRIVE (7 letters) means to take away something from someone. STRIP (5 letters) means to remove clothing or covering, and RID (3 letters) means to free from something. SHEAR (5 letters) means to cut off or remove. All of these words can be used to describe the act of divesting.