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remove vs divest

divest vs remove

remove is a noun but divest is not a noun.

remove and divest both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
remove Yes No Yes No
divest No No Yes No
As verbs, divest is a hyponym of remove; that is, divest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than remove:
  • remove: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  • divest: remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
Other hyponyms of remove include depilate, epilate, harvest, tip, stem, extirpate, enucleate, exenterate, enucleate, decorticate, bail, disinvest, strip, undress, ablate, clean, pick, clean, fan, winnow, pick, clear, clear up, muck, lift, lift, lift, rip off, tear away, tear off, take off, take away, take out, pit, stone, seed, unhinge, shuck, hull, crumb, chip away, chip away at, burl, knock out, clean, scavenge, hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize, degas, husk, shell, bur, burr, clear away, clear off, flick, dismantle, strip, strip, clear, defang, bone, debone, disembowel, draw, eviscerate, shell, shuck, detusk, tusk, dehorn, scalp, weed, condense, bail out, bale out, leach, strip, decalcify, detoxicate, detoxify, deionize, de-iodinate, decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke, delouse, ream, brush, wash, wash away, wash off, wash out, desorb, pull, demineralise, demineralize, eliminate, clear out, drive out, expectorate, carve out, defuse, dredge, wear away, wear off, amputate, cut off, eviscerate, resect, cream, cream off, skim, skim off, strip, strip, descale, scale, circumcise, undock, cut into, delve, dig, turn over, dig, excavate, hollow, lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, take up, draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out, take out, unstring, string, wipe away, wipe off, bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away, unveil, take out, unpack, disburden, unburden, empty, discharge, offsaddle, unsaddle, cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off, dislodge, free, clean, aspirate, draw out, suck out, cancel, delete, lade, laden, ladle, spoon, gut, head, draw away, draw off, pull off, clean, strip, draw, take out, draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out, leach, draw, draw, draw off, take out, withdraw, unfriend.
remove (noun) divest (noun)
degree of figurative distance or separation
remove (verb) divest (verb)
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
stay away or leave reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)
get rid of something abstract take away possessions from someone
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes deprive of status or authority
dispose of
remove from a position or an office
kill intentionally and with premeditation
cause to leave
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