n.
Pronunciation: ' vest
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French vestir to clothe, invest, vest, from Latin vestire to clothe, from vestis clothing, garment ― more at WEAR
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 a : to place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority especially : to give to a person a legally fixed immediate right of present or future enjoyment of (as an estate) b : to grant or endow with a particular authority, right, or property <the plan vest s workers with pension benefits after 10 years of service>
2 : to clothe with or as if with a garment especially : to robe in ecclesiastical vestments
intransitive verb
1 : to become legally vested
2 : to put on garments especially : to put on ecclesiastical vestments