revestir

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

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

• “revestir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “revestir” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

revestir

1. to adorn; to decorate

• French: revêtir

revestir

1. to adorn; to decorate

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.

• French: revêtir

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

• Hyphenation: re‧ves‧tir

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

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

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

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)

• “revestir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10