- revest
- transitive verb Date: 1561 reinstate, reinvest
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Revest — ist der Name folgender Gemeinden in Frankreich: Revest des Brousses im Département Alpes de Haute Provence Revest du Bion im Département Alpes de Haute Provence Le Revest les Eaux im Département Var Revest les Roches im Département Alpes… … Deutsch Wikipedia
revest — re·vest /ˌrē vest/ vt: to vest again or anew Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. revest … Law dictionary
Revest — Re*vest (r[=e]*v[e^]st ), v. t. [OF reverstir, F. rev[^e]tir, L. revestire; pref. re re + vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment. See {Vestry}, and cf. {Revet}.] 1. To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe. [1913 Webster] Her, nathless … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Revest — Re*vest , v. i. To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or right revests in A after alienation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
revest — [rē vest′] vt. [ME revesten < OFr revestir < LL revestire, to reclothe < L re , again + vestire, to clothe: see VEST, vt.] 1. to vest (someone) again with possession, power, or office; reinvest; reinstate 2. to vest (office, powers,… … English World dictionary
Revest — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Revest peut désigner : Revest des Brousses, commune française, située dans le département des Alpes de Haute Provence et la région Provence Alpes… … Wikipédia en Français
revest — To vest again. A seisin is said to revest, where it is acquired a second time by the party out of whom it has been divested. Opposed to divest. The words revest and divest are also applicable to the mere right or title, as opposed to the… … Black's law dictionary
revest — rə̇ˈvest, rēˈ verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English revesten, from Old French revestir, from Late Latin revestire to clothe again, from Latin re + vestire to clothe, from vestis garment more at wear transitive verb 1. a … Useful english dictionary
Revest-en-Fangat — Revest Saint Martin Pour les articles homonymes, voir Revest et Saint Martin. Revest Saint Martin Détail … Wikipédia en Français
Revest-saint-martin — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Revest et Saint Martin. Revest Saint Martin Détail … Wikipédia en Français
Revest-du-bion — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Revest. Revest du Bion Administration Pays France Région Provence Alpes Côte d Azur … Wikipédia en Français
