divest vs withdraw

divest and withdraw both are verbs.

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

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

divest: remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
withdraw: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Other hypernyms of divest include remove, take, take away.

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

Other hypernyms of divest include draw, draw off, take out.

divest (verb)	withdraw (verb)
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes	keep away from others
reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
take away possessions from someone	make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
deprive of status or authority	take back what one has said
	release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
	lose interest
	pull back or move away or backward
	remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
	cause to be returned
	break from a meeting or gathering
	withdraw from active participation
	retire gracefully