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present tense third-person singular of vest
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1
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"
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2
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
- vested the power to access their retirement accounts with their attorney
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- commends,
- commits,
- confides,
- consigns,
- delegates,
- delivers,
- entrusts
- (also intrusts),
- gives,
- gives over,
- hands,
- hands over,
- leaves,
- passes,
- recommends,
- reposes,
- transfers,
- transmits,
- trusts,
- turns over
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3
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly
- the U.S. Constitution vests the power to declare war with Congress
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“Vests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vests. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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