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Definition of: revest
(rē·vest′) v.t.
1. To vest again, as with rank, authority, or ownership; reinvest.
2. To vest again, as office or powers.
—v.i.
3. To take effect again, as a title reverting to a former owner. [<OF revestir <LL revestire reclothe <L re- again + vestire clothe <vestis a garment]
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