\Re*vest"\ (r[=e]*v[e^]st"), v. t. [OF reverstir, F.
rev[^e]tir, 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.

\Re*vest"\, 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.