despoil vs divest: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: despoil or divest

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despoilverb

destroy and strip of its possession

despoilverb

steal goods; take as spoils

divestverb

reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)

divestverb

take away possessions from someone

divestverb

deprive of status or authority

divestverb

remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

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