zbavit se — meaning in English

English meaning

• divest verb To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
• jettison verb To throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.

Senses

zbavit se is used for these senses in English:

• divest (transitive, finance) To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.
• jettison (figurative) To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.

divest — full definition

1. verb To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
2. verb To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary.

jettison — full definition

1. verb To throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.
2. verb To abandon or discard something no longer wanted or useful.
3. noun The act of throwing something overboard, or the items thrown out this way.

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