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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Revest

/(rē*vĕst")/ · Re·vest · IPA /ɹiːˈvɛst/
01 v. t. To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe.
  1. 1.
    To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe.
    “Her, nathless, . . . the enchanter Did thus revest and decked with due habiliments.” — Spenser.
  2. 2.
    To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority.
02 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.
  1. 1.
    To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or right revests in A after alienation.