Definition of vest

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Vest (n.) 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..

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Porch :: Porch (n.) A covered and inclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. Sometimes the porch is large enough to serve as a covered walk. See also Carriage porch, under Carriage, and Loggia..
Trim :: Trim (v. t.) To dress; to decorate; to adorn; to invest; to embellish; as, to trim a hat..
Reap :: Reap (v. t.) To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting..
Indenizen :: Indenizen (v. t.) To invest with the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize.
Unveil :: Unveil (v. t.) To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face..
Examination :: Examination (n.) The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment..
Ambry :: Ambry (n.) In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc..
Presbyterianism :: Presbyterianism (n.) That form of church government which invests presbyters with all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them; also, the faith and polity of the Presbyterian churches, taken collectively..
Apparel :: Apparel (n.) A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
Vest :: Vest (n.) 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..
Palatine :: Palatine (n.) One invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; a count palatine. See Count palatine, under 4th Count..
Uncowl :: Uncowl (v. t.) To divest or deprive of a cowl.
Incarnate :: Incarnate (v. t.) To clothe with flesh; to embody in flesh; to invest, as spirits, ideals, etc., with a human from or nature..
Embody :: Embody (v. t.) To form into a body; to invest with a body; to collect into a body, a united mass, or a whole; to incorporate; as, to embody one's ideas in a treatise..
Unclothed :: Unclothed (a.) Divested or stripped of clothing.
Vested :: Vested (a.) Not in a state of contingency or suspension; fixed; as, vested rights; vested interests..
Pique :: Pique (n.) A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc..
Spectroscopy :: Spectroscopy (n.) The use of the spectroscope; investigations made with the spectroscope.
Unfrock :: Unfrock (v. t.) To deprive or divest or a frock; specifically, to deprive of priestly character or privilege; as, to unfrock a priest..
Try :: Try (v. t.) To examine or investigate judicially; to examine by witnesses or other judicial evidence and the principles of law; as, to try a cause, or a criminal..
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