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verb
To dress (a priest or other religious figure) in ritual garments, especially to celebrate Mass or another service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
To reclothe; to dress again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To return (property) to a former owner; to reinstate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To invest again with possession or office.
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verb
To take effect again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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History
From Anglo-Norman revestir, revestre et al., Middle French revestir, and their source, Late Latin revestire, from Latin re- + to clothe.
