Definitions for vest

Definitions for (noun) vest

Main entry: vest, undershirt, singlet

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


Main entry: vest, waistcoat

Definition: a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat


Definitions for (verb) vest

Main entry: robe, vest

Definition: clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes


Main entry: vest

Definition: clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments


Main entry: vest

Definition: become legally vested

Usage: The property vests in the trustees


Main entry: vest

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

Usage: She vested her vast fortune in her two sons


Main entry: vest, enthrone, invest

Definition: provide with power and authority

Usage: They vested the council with special rights


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