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revest
re·vest
/
riˈvɛst
/
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[
ree-
vest
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to vest (a person) again, as with ownership or office; reinvest; reinstate.
2.
to vest (powers, office, etc.) again.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become vested again in a person; go back again to a former owner.
Origin:
1555–65;
re-
+
vest
(v.)
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revest
(riːˈvɛst)
—
vb
(
often foll by
in
) to restore (former power, authority, status, etc, to a person) or (of power, authority, etc) to be restored
[C16: from Old French
revestir
to clothe again, from Latin
re-
+
vestīre
to clothe; see
vest
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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