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vest

UK/vɛst/ US/ˈvɛst/ fairly common uk us
verb (5) noun (2)

verb

1.

provide with power and authority

  • “They vested the council with special rights”
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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”
3.

become legally vested

  • “The property vests in the trustees”
4.

clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments

5.

noun

1.
2.

a collarless men''s undergarment for the upper part of the body

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Origin

Derived from French veste (“a vest, jacket”), from Latin vestis (“a garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis, from *wes- (“to be dressed”) (English wear). Cognate with Sanskrit वस्त्र (vastra) and Spanish vestir.

Phrases

  • ballistic vest
  • bulletproof vest
  • close to one's vest
  • close to the vest
  • keep one's cards close to one's vest
  • life vest
  • more life in a tramp's vest
  • Posey vest

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