revest Meaning, Definition & Usage

Re*vest" transitive verb
Etymology
OF reverstir, F. revêtir, L. revestire; pref. re- re- + vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment. See Vestry, and cf. Revet.
Definitions
  1. To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe.
    Her, nathless, . . . the enchanter id thus revest and decked with due habiliments. Spenser.
  2. To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority.
Re*vest" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or right revels in A after alienation.

Webster 1913