Re‐vest″ (rē‐vĕst″), v. t. [OF reverstir, F. revêtir, L. revestire; pref. re- re- + vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment. See Vestry, and cf. 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. Spenser.
2. To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority.