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revest definition

re·vest (rē vest′)

transitive verb

  1. to vest (someone) again with possession, power, or office; reinvest; reinstate
  2. to vest (office, powers, etc.) again

Etymology: ME revesten < OFr revestir < LL revestire, to reclothe < L re-, again + vestire, to clothe: see vest,

intransitive verb

to become vested again (in); revert to a former owner or holder

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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