Definitions of vest
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To
come
or
descend
to;
to
take
effect.
To
vest
with,
to
furnish
or
invest
with.
To
vest
in,
to
put
in
possession
of.
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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
clothe:
to
invest: (
law)
to
give
fixed
right
of
possession.
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To
clothe;
invest.
-
To
endow
as
with
authority;
invest.
-
To
confer
ownership
of.
-
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.
-
To
be
fixed;
to
pass
or
take
effect,
as
a
title
to
property,
etc.:
with
in.
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To
descend
or
to
take
effect,
as
a
right.
-
To
come
or
descend,
as
a
right.
-
clothe
formally;
especially
in
ecclesiastical
robes
-
clothe
oneself
in
ecclesiastical
garments
-
become
legally
vested; "
The
property
vests
in
the
trustees"
-
place (
authority,
property,
or
rights)
in
the
control
of
a
person
or
group
of
persons; "
She
vested
her
vast
fortune
in
her
two
sons"
-
To
put
on
vestments.
-
To
take
effect,
as
a
title.
-
To
clothe;
to
cover,
surround
or
encompass
closely;
to
dress;
to
clothe
with
a
long
garment;
to
invest;
to
convert
into
another
species
of
property;
to
give
an
immediate
fixed
right
of
present
or
future
enjoyment.
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To
clothe;
to
cover
or
encompass
closely;
in
law,
to
put
or
place
in
possession
of;
to
furnish
with;
to
invest;
to
take
effect,
as
a
title
or
right.
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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.
-
Specifically,
a
waistcoat,
or
sleeveless
body
garment,
for
men,
worn
under
the
coat.
-
To
clothe
with,
or
as
with,
a
vestment,
or
garment;
to
dress;
to
robe;
to
cover,
surround,
or
encompass
closely.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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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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.
-
That
which
is
put
on
as
dress:
a
garment:
a
waistcoat.
-
A
garment;
waistcoat.
-
A
short
sleeveless
jacket;
waist
coat;
vesture.
-
A
garment
around
the
waist;
a
waistcoat.
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