VESTS Synonyms: 161 Similar and Opposite Words

vests

verb

present tense third-person singular of vest

as in enables

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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as in hands

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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as in grants

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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Recent Examples of vests The Constitution vests the administration of elections in the states, though Congress can pass laws pertaining to elections. —

Garrett Downs, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026 While presidents have the authority as the commander in chief to conduct certain strategic military operations on their own, the Constitution vests Congress with the power to wage war. —

Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026 While presidents have the authority as the commander in chief to conduct certain strategic military operations on their own, the Constitution vests Congress with the power to wage war. —

Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026 While presidents have the authority as the commander in chief to conduct certain strategic military operations on their own, the Constitution vests Congress with the power to wage war. —

Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026 The Constitution vests Congress with the authority to declare war while making the president the commander in chief of the military. —

Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026 Those presidents asked for permission to conduct hostilities because the supreme law of the land, the Constitution, unambiguously vests the war power in Congress. —

Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026 The Constitution vests the executive with the power—and indeed the solemn duty—to repel threats, protect commerce, and secure the nation against those who would do it harm. —

Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025 The Constitution vests Congress with the power to impose or withdraw tariffs. —

Russell Muirhead, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025

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This method enables the layer-by-layer assembly of atomic structures under extreme oxidation conditions.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
The one nation that could restrain his worst impulses — us — enables them instead.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026