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

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

Department officials claim that the agency has broad authority to move the services, noting that policies and oversight made by these offices will be vested and remain at the education department, saying students wouldn't lose any rights. — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 25 June 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, 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