VEST
\vˈɛst], \vˈɛst], \v_ˈɛ_s_t]\
Definitions of VEST
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
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clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
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become legally vested; "The property vests in the trustees"
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place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons; "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons"
By Princeton University
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An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.
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Any outer covering; array; garb.
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Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for men, worn under the coat.
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To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
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To clothe with possession; as, to vest a person with an estate; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of; as, an estate is vested in possession.
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To clothe with authority, power, or the like; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; - followed by with before the thing conferred; as, to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death.
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To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; - with in before the possessor; as, the power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.
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To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; - followed by in; as, upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law.
By Oddity Software
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An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.
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Any outer covering; array; garb.
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Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for men, worn under the coat.
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To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
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To clothe with possession; as, to vest a person with an estate; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of; as, an estate is vested in possession.
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To clothe with authority, power, or the like; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; - followed by with before the thing conferred; as, to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death.
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To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; - with in before the possessor; as, the power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.
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To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; - followed by in; as, upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law.
By Noah Webster.
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A waistcoat; a man's sleeveless body garment, worn beneath the coat; a woven or knitted undershirt; an ornamental insertion in the front of a woman's waist.
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To dress in, or as in, a garment; hence, to encircle or surround; to clothe, with authority or power: followed by with; to put into the care of another: with in; as, the control of the city is vested in its officials.
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To be fixed; to pass or take effect, as a title to property, etc.: with in.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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That which is put on as dress: a garment: a waistcoat.
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To clothe: to invest: (law) to give fixed right of possession.
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To descend or to take effect, as a right.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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