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DEFINITIONS OF: vest

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n a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

Synonyms:
waistcoat
Types:
bulletproof vest
a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet
Type of:
garment
an article of clothing

n a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body

Synonyms:
singlet, undershirt
Type of:
undergarment, unmentionable
a garment worn under other garments

v provide with power and authority

“They vested the council with special rights”
Synonyms:
enthrone, invest
Antonyms:
disinvest, divest
deprive of status or authority
Types:
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consecrate, ordain, order, ordinate
appoint to a clerical posts
coronate, crown
invest with regal power; enthrone
enthrone, throne
put a monarch on the throne
ordain
invest with ministerial or priestly authority
Type of:
instal, install
put into an office or a position

v place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons

“She vested her vast fortune in her two sons”
Type of:
give
transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

v become legally vested

“The property vests in the trustees”
Type of:
change hands, change owners
be transferred to another owner

v clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments

Synonyms
robe
clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
Type of:
dress, dress up
dress in a certain manner

v clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes

Synonyms:
robe
Type of:
apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog
provide with clothes or put clothes on
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