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revest

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/riːˈvɛst/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rē vest′)

re•vest (rē vest′),USA pronunciation v.t.

to vest (a person) again, as with ownership or office;
reinvest;
reinstate.
to vest (powers, office, etc.) again.

v.i.

to become vested again in a person;
go back again to a former owner.

re- + vest (verb, verbal) 1555–65

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revest /riːˈvɛst/ vb

(often followed by in) to restore (former power, authority, status, etc, to a person) or (of power, authority, etc) to be restored

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French revestir to clothe again, from Latin re- + vestīre to clothe; see vest

'revest' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

revet - revetment

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