divest vs bereave
bereave vs divestdivest and bereave both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| divest | No | No | Yes | No |
| bereave | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
bereave is a hyponym of
divest; that is, bereave is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
divest:
- divest: take away possessions from someone
- bereave: deprive through death
Other hyponyms of divest include
disarm, unarm, expropriate, clean, dispossess, clean out, unclothe, unsex, orphan.
| divest (verb) | bereave (verb) |
|---|---|
| remove (someone's or one's own) clothes | deprive through death |
| reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) | |
| take away possessions from someone | |
| deprive of status or authority |
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