revest
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revest
- /ɹiːˈvɛst/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛst
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman revestir, revestre et al., Middle French revestir, and their source, Late Latin revestire, from Latin re- + to clothe.
verb revests · revesting · revested
- To dress (a priest or other religious figure) in ritual garments, especially to celebrate Mass or another service.
- To reclothe; to dress again. Her nathelesse / Th'enchaunter finding fit for his intents, / Did thus reuest, and deckt with due habiliments.
- To return (property) to a former owner; to reinstate
- To invest again with possession or office. to revest a magistrate with authority
- To take effect again.
