Definition of vest

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Vest (v. i.) To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; -- followed by in; as, upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law..

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Oleaster :: Oleaster (n.) The wild olive tree (Olea Europea, var. sylvestris)..
Divestible :: Divestible (a.) Capable of being divested.
Water :: Water (v. t.) An addition to the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished, or diluted..
Profound :: Profound (a.) Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom..
Revest :: Revest (v. t.) To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe..
Disdeify :: Disdeify (v. t.) To divest or deprive of deity or of a deific rank or condition.
Disquisition :: Disquisition (n.) A formal or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any subject; a full examination or investigation of a matter, with the arguments and facts bearing upon it; elaborate essay; dissertation..
Vestige :: Vestige (n.) The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains; as, the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population..
Property :: Property (v. t.) To invest which properties, or qualities..
Anteportico :: Anteportico (n.) An outer porch or vestibule.
Funding :: Funding (a.) Investing in the public funds.
Doff :: Doff (v. t.) To strip; to divest; to undress.
Travesties :: Travesties (pl. ) of Travest.
Vestal :: Vestal (a.) A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun..
Hyrax :: Hyrax (n.) Any animal of the genus Hyrax, of which about four species are known. They constitute the order Hyracoidea. The best known species are the daman (H. Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (H. capensis) of South Africa. Other species are H. arboreus and H. Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman..
Vestry :: Vestry (n.) A body, composed of wardens and vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its temporal concerns..
Divestment :: Divestment (n.) The act of divesting.
Sceptre :: Sceptre (v. t.) To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest with royal authority..
Periosteum :: Periosteum (n.) The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces.
Donative :: Donative (a.) Vested or vesting by donation; as, a donative advowson..
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