/di ves"ti cheuhr, -choor', duy-/ , n.
1. the act of divesting.
2. the state of being divested.
3. something, as property or investments, that has been divested: to reexamine the company's acquisitions and divestitures.
4. Also, divesture /di ves"cheuhr, -choor, duy-/ . the sale of business holdings or part of a company, esp. under legal compulsion. Also, divestment .
[ 1595-1605; DI- 2 + (IN)VESTITURE ]