revest

动词 v.
/ɹiːˈvɛst/   

英文释义

动词 v.
  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.
    — Her nathelesse / Th'enchaunter finding fit for his intents, / Did thus reuest, and deckt with due habiliments.
  3. To return (property) to a former owner; to reinstate
  4. To invest again with possession or office.
    — to revest a magistrate with authority
  5. To take effect again. intransitive

词形变化

revests present,singular,third-person revesting participle,present revested participle,past revested past

词源

From Anglo-Norman revestir, revestre et al., Middle French revestir, and their source, Late Latin revestire, from Latin re- + to clothe.
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