disarm vs divest

disarm and divest both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of disarm include deprive, strip.

disarm (verb)	divest (verb)
remove offensive capability from	remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
take away the weapons from; render harmless	reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
make less hostile; win over	take away possessions from someone
	deprive of status or authority