divest vs take out

take out vs divest

divest and take out both are verbs.

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

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

divest: reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
take out: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

Other hypernyms of divest include draw, draw off, withdraw.

divest (verb)	take out (verb)
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes	take out or remove
reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)	prevent from being included or considered or accepted
take away possessions from someone	take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
deprive of status or authority	buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
	remove something from a container or an enclosed space
	remove from its packing
	remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
	take liquid out of a container or well
	bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
	remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
	purchase prepared food to be eaten at home
	obtain by legal or official process
	make a date
	cause to leave

Difference between divest and take out

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