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 revest1555–65; re- + vest (v.) Words nearby revestreversionist, reverso, revert, revertant, reverter, revest, revet, revetment, rev-head, review, reviewal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for revest
British Dictionary definitions for revestrevest / (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 revestC16: 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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