bereave vs divest

bereave and divest both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bereave	No	No	Yes	No
divest	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, divest is a hypernym of bereave; that is, divest is a word with a broader meaning than bereave:

Other hypernyms of bereave include deprive, strip.

bereave (verb)	divest (verb)
deprive through death	remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
	reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
	take away possessions from someone
	deprive of status or authority