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单词 revest
释义

revest

[ ree-vest ]
/ riˈvɛst /

verb (used with object)

to vest (a person) again, as with ownership or office; reinvest; reinstate.
to vest (powers, office, etc.) again.

verb (used without object)

to become vested again in a person; go back again to a former owner.

Origin of revest

1555–65; re- + vest (v.)

Words nearby revest

reversionist, reverso, revert, revertant, reverter, revest, revet, revetment, rev-head, review, reviewal
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Example sentences from the Web for revest

  • His motion was to revest the reserves in the crown for religious purposes, but it was negatived by a vote of 30 to 7.

    The Story of My Life|Egerton Ryerson

British Dictionary definitions for revest

revest
/ (riːˈvɛst) /

verb

(often foll by in) to restore (former power, authority, status, etc, to a person) or (of power, authority, etc) to be restored

Word Origin for revest

C16: from Old French revestir to clothe again, from Latin re- + vestīre to clothe; see vest
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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