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Meaning of revest | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
/ɹiːˈvɛst/

Definitions

  1. To dress (a priest or other religious figure) in ritual garments, especially to celebrate Mass or another service.
    obsolete
  2. To reclothe; to dress again.
  3. To return (property) to a former owner; to reinstate
  4. To invest again with possession or office.
  5. To take effect again.
    intransitive

Examples

“Her nathelesse / Th'enchaunter finding fit for his intents, / Did thus reuest, and deckt with due habiliments.”
“to revest a magistrate with authority”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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