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vested

The correct spelling is vested.

How to pronounce vested

verb

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The correct spelling is vested. To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely. For example: "to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death"

Usage Examples

to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death

The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.

to vest money in goods, land, or houses

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
  2. 2.To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.
  3. 3.To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.
  4. 4.To invest; to put.
  5. 5.To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.

adjective

  1. 1.Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.
  2. 2.Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments.

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