REVEST

Etymology

Verb

revest (third-person singular simple present revests, present participle revesting, simple past and past participle revested)

(obsolete) To dress (a priest or other religious figure) in ritual garments, especially to celebrate Mass or another service.

To reclothe; to dress again.

To return (property) to a former owner; to reinstate

To invest again with possession or office.

(intransitive) To take effect again.

Anagrams

• Severt, Stever, Treves, Vester, everts, revets, verset, verste

Source: Wiktionary


Re*vest", v. t. Etym: [OF reverstir, F. revĂŞtir, L. revestire; pref. re- re- + vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment. See Vestry, and cf. Revet.]

1. To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe. Her, nathless, . . . the enchanterrevest and decked with due habiliments. Spenser.

2. To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority.

Re*vest", v. i.

Definition: To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or right revels in A after alienation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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