
Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)vest, waistcoata man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat Verbs
(v)invest, vest, enthroneprovide with power and authority“They vested the council with special rights” (v)vestplace (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons“She vested her vast fortune in her two sons” (v)vestbecome legally vested“The property vests in the trustees” (v)vestclothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments (v)vest, robeclothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes