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Definition of Vest
1. Noun. A man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat.
Specialized synonyms: Bulletproof Vest
Generic synonyms: Garment
Group relationships: Three-piece Suit
2. Verb. Provide with power and authority. "They vested the council with special rights"
Generic synonyms: Instal, Install
Specialized synonyms: Consecrate, Ordain, Order, Ordinate, Coronate, Crown, Enthrone, Throne, Ordain
Derivative terms: Enthronement, Investiture
Antonyms: Divest
3. Noun. A collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body.
4. Verb. Place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons. "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons"
5. Verb. Become legally vested. "The property vests in the trustees"
6. Verb. Clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments.
7. Verb. Clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes.
Generic synonyms: Apparel, Clothe, Dress, Enclothe, Fit Out, Garb, Garment, Habilitate, Raiment, Tog
Derivative terms: Robe, Robe, Vestment, Vesture
Definition of Vest
1. n. An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.
2. v. t. To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
3. v. i. To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; -- followed by in; as, upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law.
4. n. An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.
5. v. t. To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
6. v. i. To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; -- followed by in; as, upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law.
Definition of Vest
1. to place in the control of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Vest
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Bosnian