revestir

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese revestir, from Latin revestīre, from re- + vestīre (“to clothe”).

Verb

revestir (first-person singular present revisto, third-person singular present reviste, first-person singular preterite revestín, past participle revestido)
revestir (first-person singular present revisto, third-person singular present reveste, first-person singular preterite revestim or revesti, past participle revestido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to coat, clothe
2. to overlay

Conjugation

Further reading

• “revestir” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
• “revestir” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Middle French

Verb

revestir

1. to adorn; to decorate

Descendants

• French: revêtir

Old French

Verb

revestir

1. to adorn; to decorate

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• French: revêtir

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese revestir, from Latin revestīre, from re- + vestīre (“to clothe”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: re‧ves‧tir

Verb

revestir (first-person singular present revisto, third-person singular present reveste, first-person singular preterite revesti, past participle revestido)

1. to coat, clothe
2. to overlay

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin revestiō, from re- + vestiō (“to clothe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rebesˈtiɾ/
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: re‧ves‧tir

Verb

revestir (first-person singular present revisto, first-person singular preterite revestí, past participle revestido)

1. to decorate, dress up

   Synonym: adornar

2. (formal) to have; to show (a certain quality, especially an abstract on)

   revestir especial gravedad ― to be especially serious

   revestir importancia ― to be of importance

3. (reflexive, formal) to summon up
4. (reflexive) to put on; to don (clothing, especially religious garments)

Conjugation

Further reading

• “revestir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014