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divestment

divestment

6.5
Removal of clothing or safety gear after working with dangerous materials
  • noun
  • /dɪˈvɛstmənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desvestimiento
  • Proper divestment of protective suits is essential to prevent contamination in the laboratory.

Examples

  • The training included a demonstration of safe divestment procedures after handling hazardous materials.

  • After the emergency drill, staff practiced the divestment of their safety equipment under supervision.

  • The divestment of the protective gear was necessary before the procedure.

  • After the accident, the team focused on the divestment of safety equipment.

  • Proper divestment of protective suits is essential to prevent contamination in the laboratory.

  • The training included a demonstration of safe divestment procedures after handling hazardous materials.

  • After the emergency drill, staff practiced the divestment of their safety equipment under supervision.

Antonyms

1.0

Having something on your body as clothing or an accessory

How Undressed

stripping
17 4.1
divestment
  • Specialized
6.5
removal
106 2.0

Surface Forms

divestment singular
divestments plural

Morphology

divestment = divest (transparent) = divest + ment

The noun is a regular -ment nominalization of the verb 'divest', indicating the action of removing or stripping.

Etymology

Divestment comes from Latin parts dis- 'away' and vestire 'to clothe', and it shares the root with the English word vest. It originally meant 'to take clothes off', so a divestment is the act of removing clothing or protective gear.