Revest
Revest (rē*vest") , transitive verb
[OF reverstir, French revêtir, Latin revestire; pref. re- re- + vestire to clothe, from vestis a garment. See Vestry, and compare Revet.]
1.
To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe.
Her, nathless,... the enchanter
Did thus revest and decked with due habiliments.
2.
To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority.
Revest , intransitive verb
To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or right revests in A after alienation.