divest vs deprive

divest and deprive both are verbs.

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

As verbs, divest and deprive are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of divest include strip.

divest (verb)	deprive (verb)
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes	take away
reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)	keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
take away possessions from someone	take away possessions from someone
deprive of status or authority