revest /ɹiːˈvɛst/ verb5 •To return (property) to a former owner; to reinstate •To invest again with possession or office. •To reclothe; to dress again.Her nathelesse / Th'enchaunter finding fit for his intents, / Did thus reuest, and deckt with due habiliments. — 1590 •To take effect again. •(no longer used) To dress (a priest or other religious figure) in ritual garments, especially to celebrate Mass or another service. formsrevested · revesting · revests