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Definitions for Vest

[1] a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
[2] a part or trimming simulating the front of such a garment; vestee. Compare dickey1(def 1) .
[3] a waist-length garment worn for protective purposes: a bulletproof vest.
[4] a sleeveless, waist- or hip-length garment made of various materials, with a front opening usually secured by buttons, a zipper, or the like, worn over a shirt, blouse, dress, or other article for style or warmth: a sweater vest; a down vest.
[5] British . an undervest or undershirt.
[6] a long garment resembling a cassock, worn by men in the time of Charles II.
[7] Archaic . dress; apparel. an outer garment, robe, or gown. an ecclesiastical vestment.
[8] to clothe; dress; robe.
[9] to dress in ecclesiastical vestments: to vest a bishop.
[10] to cover or drape (an altar).
[11] to place or settle (something, especially property, rights, powers, etc.) in the possession or control of someone (usually followed by in ): to vest authority in a new official.
[12] to invest or endow (a person, group, committee, etc.) with something, as powers, functions, or rights: to vest the board with power to increase production; to vest an employee with full benefits in the pension plan.
[13] to put on vestments.
[14] to become vested in a person, as a right.
[15] to devolve upon a person as possessor; pass into possession or ownership.
[16] play it close to the vest , Informal . to avoid taking unnecessary risks.
[17] an undergarment covering the body from the shoulders to the hips, made of cotton, nylon, etc US and Canadian equivalent: T-shirt , undershirt Austral equivalent: singlet
[18] a similar sleeveless garment worn as outerwear Austral equivalent: singlet
[19] US , Canadian and Australian a man's sleeveless waistlength garment worn under a suit jacket, usually buttoning up the front Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): waistcoat
[20] obsolete any form of dress, esp a long robe
[21] (tr foll by in ) to place or settle (power, rights, etc, in) power was vested in the committee
[22] (tr foll by with ) to bestow or confer (on) the company was vested with authority
[23] (usually foll by in) to confer (a right, title, property, etc, upon) or (of a right, title, etc) to pass (to) or devolve (upon)
[24] (tr) to clothe or array
[25] (intr) to put on clothes, ecclesiastical vestments, etc

Words related to Vest

empower, endow, bestow, confer, invest, pertain, belong, consign, settle, place, lodge, furnish

Words nearby Vest

vespid, vespine, vespucci, vessel, vessel element, vest, vest-pocket, vest-pocket park, vesta, vestal, vestal virgin

Origin of Vest

1375–1425; (noun) late Middle English < Italian veste robe, dress < Latin vestis garment; (v.) late Middle English < Middle French vestir < Latin vestīre to clothe, derivative of vestis; akin to wear

Other words from Vest

vest·less , adjective
vest·like , adjective

Word origin for Vest

C15: from Old French vestir to clothe, from Latin vestīre, from vestis clothing

Synonyms for Vest

bestow, confer, empower, endow, belong, consign, furnish, invest, lodge, pertain, place, settle, put in the hands of