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vest
What does vest mean?
vest (verb): to clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use vest in a sentence?
- They vested the council with special rights. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce vest?
/vɛst/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does vest come from?
Derived from French veste (“a vest, jacket”), from Latin vestis (“a garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “vest” mean?
to clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred
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to make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known
Not quite: that's what divulge means.
to grapple or otherwise contend with an opponent in order to throw or force them to the ground, chiefly as a sport or in unarmed combat
Not quite: that's what wrestle means.
to prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc
Not quite: that's what cook means.
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