Thesaurus: revest

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1. v. t. To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe.
2. v. t. To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority.
3. 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.
4. 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. To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or right revels in A after alienation.
5. To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to formerowner; as, the title or right revels in A after alienation.
6. v. t. To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe. v. t. To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority. 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.