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re⋅vest

  [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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re·vest   (rē-věst')   
tr.v.   re·vest·ed, re·vest·ing, re·vests

  1. To invest (someone) again with power or ownership; reinstate.

  2. To vest (power, for example) once again in a person or an agency.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: re·vest
Pronunciation: "rE-'vest
Function: transitive verb
: to vest again or anew
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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