English Explanatory Dictionary

revest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To dress (a priest or other religious figure) in ritual garments, especially to celebrate Mass or another service.
  2. To reclothe; to dress again.
  3. To return (property) to a former owner; to reinstate
  4. To invest again with possession or office.
  5. To take effect again.

Pronunciation

/ɹiːˈvɛst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-revest.wav

Word forms

revest revests revesting revested

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman revestir, revestre et al., Middle French revestir, and their source, Late Latin revestire, from Latin re- + to clothe.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on R Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary