disinvest

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To reduce investment, or cease to invest. also,figuratively,transitive
    — “The institutions whose primary mission is teaching — the masters and community colleges and bachelors colleges, are slowly disinvesting in the teaching function,” Ms. Wellman said.

词形变化

disinvests present,singular,third-person disinvesting participle,present disinvested participle,past disinvested past

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Old French des-bor.
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Latin dis-bor.
Middle English dis-
English dis-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *wes-
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *wéstis
Proto-Italic *westis
Latin vestis
Proto-Indo-European *-yétider.
Latin -iō
Latin vestiō
Latin investioder.
Middle French investirbor.
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Latin investioder.
Medieval Latin investirebor.
English invest
English disinvest
From dis- + invest.
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