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vest

(v/E/st )

a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
waistcoat

source: wordnet30
a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
singlet, undershirt

source: wordnet30
An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.(noun)

source: webster1913

provide with power and authority(verb.social)

Example:
They vested the council with special rights.

Synonym:
enthrone, invest
Antonym:
disinvest, divest

source: wordnet30
place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons(verb.possession)

Example:
She vested her vast fortune in her two sons.

source: wordnet30
become legally vested(verb.possession)

Example:
The property vests in the trustees.

source: wordnet30
clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments(verb.body)

source: wordnet30
clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes(verb.body)

Synonym:
robe

source: wordnet30
To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.(verb)

source: webster1913
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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