| Revest 1. (v. t.) To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe. 2. (v. t.) To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority. 3. (v. i.) To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or right revests in A after alienation. Thesaurus Entries back out, backtrack, backwater, bring back, crumble, extradite, fail, fall back, falter, place in, put back, reactivate, recommit, reconstitute, reconvert, recruit, reenact, reestablish, refill, reform, rehabilitate, reinstall, reinstate, reinstitute, reintegrate, reinvest, remand, remit, repatriate, replace, replenish, restore, retire, return, revest, send back, take back, weaken, withdraw |