clean out vs divest

clean out and divest both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clean out	No	No	Yes	No
divest	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of clean out include deprive, strip.

clean out (verb)	divest (verb)
empty completely	remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
deprive completely of money or goods	reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
to eject from somewhere	take away possessions from someone
	deprive of status or authority