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divestment

6.5

Removal of clothing or safety gear after working with dangerous materials

noun
/dɪˈvɛstmənt/

Specialized

: 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

wearing

14 1.0

Having something on your body as clothing or an accessory

How Undressed

stripping

1 4.1

divestment

Specialized

6.5

removal

162 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.