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revest |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Revest \Re*vest"\ (r[=e]*v[e^]st"), v. t. [OF reverstir F. rev[^e]tir, 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 enchanter Did thus revest and decked with due habiliments --Spenser. 2. To vest again with possession or office; as to revest a magistrate with authority. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Revest \Re*vest"\, v. i. To take effect or vest again as a title; to revert to former owner; as the title or right revests in A after alienation.
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