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Revest
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe. Her, nathless, . . . the enchanterrevest and decked with due habiliments. Spenser.
2. To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or right revels in A after alienation.