"revest" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Anglo-Norman revestir, revestre et al., Middle French revestir, and their source, Late Latin revestire, from Latin re- + to clothe.",
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      "form": "revests",
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        "To dress (a priest or other religious figure) in ritual garments, especially to celebrate Mass or another service."
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        "(obsolete) To dress (a priest or other religious figure) in ritual garments, especially to celebrate Mass or another service."
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        "To reclothe; to dress again."
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        "To return (property) to a former owner; to reinstate"
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        "To invest again with possession or office."
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        "To take effect again."
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        "(intransitive) To take effect again."
      ],
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        "To take effect again."
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        "(intransitive) To take effect again."
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