Synonyms for vest

Synonyms for (noun) vest

Synonyms: vest, undershirt, singlet

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

Similar words: undergarment, unmentionable

Definition: a garment worn under other garments


Synonyms: vest, waistcoat

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

Similar words: garment

Definition: an article of clothing

Usage: garments of the finest silk


Synonyms for (verb) vest

Synonyms: robe, vest

Definition: clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes

Similar words: apparel, clothe, fit out, garb, garment, enclothe, habilitate, raiment, tog, dress

Definition: provide with clothes or put clothes on

Usage: Parents must feed and dress their child


Synonyms: vest

Definition: clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments

Similar words: dress, dress up

Definition: dress in a certain manner

Usage: She dresses in the latest Paris fashion; he dressed up in a suit and tie


Synonyms: vest

Definition: become legally vested

Usage: The property vests in the trustees

Similar words: change hands, change owners

Definition: be transferred to another owner

Usage: This restaurant changed hands twice last year


Synonyms: 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

Similar words: give

Definition: transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

Usage: I gave her my money; can you give me lessons?; She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care


Synonyms: vest, enthrone, invest

Definition: provide with power and authority

Usage: They vested the council with special rights

Similar words: instal, install

Definition: put into an office or a position

Usage: the new president was installed immediately after the election


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