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English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman revestir, revestre et al., Middle French revestir, and their source, Late Latin revestire, from Latin re- + to clothe.
Pronunciation
Verb
revest (third-person singular simple present revests, present participle revesting, simple past and past participle revested)
- (obsolete) To dress (a priest or other religious figure) in ritual garments, especially to celebrate Mass or another service.
- To reclothe; to dress again.
- To return (property) to a former owner; to reinstate
- To invest again with possession or office.
to revest a magistrate with authority
- (intransitive) To take effect again.
Anagrams
Occitan
Noun
revest m
- (Vivaro-Alpine) the shady side of a mountain