take away; take away possessions from someone
The government divested the dictator of his ill-gotten wealth.
Vocabulary like divest appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.
purify; remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate
different; clearly distinguishable from others
recognition; a discrimination between things as different
warp; make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
interrupt or unsettle emotionally
branch off; move or draw apart
different; diverging from another or from a standard
many different kinds or types
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