Synonyms of vest

vest

verb

1

as in to enable

to give official or legal power to

"By the power vested in me by the state," intoned the minister, "I now pronounce that you are married"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enable
• authorize
• empower
• license
• qualify
• permit
• charter
• warrant
• certify
• commission
• invest
• entitle
• allow
• approve
• accredit
• sanction
• endorse
• confirm
• install
• privilege
• OK
• validate
• affirm
• credential
• initiate
• let
• swear in
• inaugurate
• clear
• induct
• enfranchise
• instate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevent
• disqualify
• shut out
• bar
• exclude
• hold back
• block
• deny
• stop
• ban
• hinder
• impede
• inhibit
• obstruct
• discourage
• constrain
• veto
• disallow
• prohibit
• enjoin
• outlaw
• forbid
• disfranchise
• disbar
• disenfranchise
• proscribe
• interdict

2

as in to hand

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

vested the power to access their retirement accounts with their attorney

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hand
• leave
• transfer
• delegate
• give
• entrust
• relinquish
• trust
• deliver
• pass
• grant
• transmit
• turn over
• hand over
• commit
• loan
• recommend
• confide
• repose
• commend
• give over
• deal (out)
• confer
• distribute
• lend
• consign
• submit
• assign
• dispense
• surrender
• bequeath
• divide
• turn in
• supply
• will
• furnish
• hand in
• release
• disperse
• yield
• hand down
• hand on
• advance
• retransfer
• recommit
• retransmit
• redeliver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hold
• keep
• retain
• withhold
• own
• possess
• receive
• reserve
• accept
• hold back
• take
• take over
• detain
• occupy
• take in

3

as in to grant

to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly

the U.S. Constitution vests the power to declare war with Congress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grant
• award
• confer
• give
• accord
• provide
• present
• show
• offer
• supply
• bestow
• contribute
• furnish
• donate
• appropriate
• assign
• extend
• allocate
• name
• designate
• appoint
• set
• proffer
• fix
• dub

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revoke
• repeal
• drop
• rescind
• recall
• call
• invalidate
• call off
• nullify
• void
• annul
• abrogate
• abort
• withdraw
• take back
• write off
• retract
• recant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vest

That would be especially helpful given that Newsom, as a parting gesture, wants to all but eliminate the elective office of state superintendent of public instruction and vest nearly all education oversight in the governor’s office. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 May 2026

That would be especially helpful given that Newsom, as a parting gesture, wants to all but eliminate the elective office of state superintendent of public instruction and vest nearly all education oversight in the governor’s office. — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 26 May 2026

The prospectus says stock grants for him would be sliced into 15 nearly equal amounts — 67 million shares in total — and would vest only as the company achieves preset market cap goals. — Bernard Condon, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2026

Employers must disclose vesting schedules so workers understand when employer contributions are no longer forfeited if their employment ends. — Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026