different between divest vs livest

English

Etymology

Alteration of devest, from Middle French devester (“strip of possessions”), from Old French desvestir, from des- (“dis-”) + vestir (“to clothe”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /da??v?st/, /d??v?st/
• Rhymes: -?st

Verb

divest (third-person singular simple present divests, present participle divesting, simple past and past participle divested)

1. (transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).

   Synonyms: deprive, dispossess

2. (transitive, finance) To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.

   Synonym: sell off

   Antonym: invest

   • 2011, Alfred Schipke, Why Do Governments Divest?: The Macroeconomics of Privatization, Springer Science & Business Media (?ISBN), page 6:

     It is argued that from a fiscal point of view, governments should divest only if this leads to an improvement in the intertemporal budget constraint. However, it is shown that policymakers are instead inclined to divest public assets as a means of […]

   • 2018, Ravi Kanbur, Henry Shue, Climate Justice: Integrating Economics and Philosophy, Oxford University Press, USA (?ISBN), page 146:

     Building from this argument, we can now turn to arguing the moral case why individuals should divest from fossil fuels. We can flesh out what is wrong with continuing investments in the fossil fuel industry in terms of the role that an agent […]

3. (transitive, archaic) To undress.

   Synonyms: undress, disrobe

   Antonym: dress

Usage notes

In sense "sell off", stronger than related disinvest, which instead means "reduce or cease new investment".

Derived terms

• divestiture
• divestment

Related terms

• disinvest

Translations

Anagrams

• divets, stived

English

Alternative forms

• liv'st (obsolete)

Etymology

live +? -est

Verb

livest

1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of live

Adjective

livest

1. superlative form of live: most live
   • 1913, The Rotarian (volume 3, number 10, page 39)

     In some subtle manner every "man jack" of the 260 Rotarian membership of Houston feels, knows and reflects the knowledge that he is an integral part of the livest organization in the city.

Anagrams

• Levits, vilest