vest
noun
1. a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
Similar word(s): waistcoat
Definition categories: man–made, garment
2. a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
Similar word(s): singlet, undershirt
Definition categories: man–made, undergarment, unmentionable
verb
1. provide with power and authority
- They vested the council with special rights
Similar word(s): enthrone, invest
Definition categories: social, instal, install
2. place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons
- She vested her vast fortune in her two sons
Definition categories: possession, give
3. become legally vested
- The property vests in the trustees
Definition categories: possession
4. clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
Definition categories: body, dress
5. clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
Similar word(s): robe
Definition categories: body, apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog
Sentences with vest as a verb:
- to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death
- The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.
- to vest money in goods, land, or houses
- My pension vests at the end of the month and then I can take it with me when I quit.