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Meaning of vest

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  vest
      n 1: a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat [syn:
           {vest}, {waistcoat}]
      2: a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the
         body [syn: {singlet}, {vest}, {undershirt}]
      v 1: provide with power and authority; "They vested the council
           with special rights" [syn: {invest}, {vest}, {enthrone}]
           [ant: {disinvest}, {divest}]
      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: clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes [syn:
         {vest}, {robe}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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