# divestiture

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈvɛstɪt͡ʃɚ/ · frequency rank #69,002

## Definitions
1. The act of selling something off, especially an investment or a business.
2. The process of stripping away an individual's confidence, values and attitudes in order to indoctrinate the individual into an organization.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/divestiture