Revest Definition
rē-vĕst
revests
verb
To become vested again (in); revert to a former owner or holder.
Webster's New World
To vest (someone) again with possession, power, or office; reinvest; reinstate.
Webster's New World
To vest (office, powers, etc.) again.
Webster's New World
To vest anew; to return title to the possession of the original proprietor or of the donor.
Webster's New World Law
To reclothe; to dress again.
Wiktionary
Origin of Revest
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From Anglo-Norman revestier, revestre et al., Middle French revestir, and their source, Late Latin revestire, from Latin re- + vestÄ«re (“to clothe").
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