Synonyms of vests

vests

verb

present tense third-person singular of vest

1

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"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enables
• empowers
• authorizes
• licenses
• permits
• qualifies
• commissions
• warrants
• certifies
• charters
• entitles
• invests
• allows
• credentials
• approves
• accredits
• endorses
• sanctions
• affirms
• privileges
• confirms
• installs
• validates
• initiates
• inducts
• instates
• lets
• inaugurates
• enfranchises
• OKs
• swears in
• clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blocks
• disqualifies
• prevents
• excludes
• bans
• bars
• denies
• stops
• inhibits
• hinders
• obstructs
• holds back
• discourages
• constrains
• shuts out
• impedes
• prohibits
• disallows
• forbids
• disfranchises
• outlaws
• proscribes
• vetoes
• enjoins
• disbars
• disenfranchises
• interdicts

2

as in hands

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

vested the power to access their retirement accounts with their attorney

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hands
• leaves
• transfers
• gives
• delegates
• entrusts
• trusts
• passes
• grants
• delivers
• relinquishes
• recommends
• reposes
• loans
• transmits
• turns over
• commends
• commits
• confides
• consigns
• confers
• distributes
• assigns
• lends
• hands over
• gives over
• bequeaths
• submits
• deals (out)
• supplies
• dispenses
• divides
• furnishes
• wills
• disperses
• turns in
• surrenders
• releases
• advances
• yields
• hands down
• hands in
• hands on
• redelivers
• retransfers
• retransmits
• recommits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holds
• retains
• keeps
• reserves
• owns
• possesses
• receives
• accepts
• withholds
• holds back
• takes
• detains
• occupies
• takes in
• takes over

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grants
• confers
• awards
• gives
• accords
• provides
• supplies
• bestows
• offers
• presents
• shows
• furnishes
• assigns
• contributes
• donates
• extends
• allocates
• appropriates
• appoints
• names
• designates
• proffers
• sets
• dubs
• fixes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repeals
• revokes
• calls
• drops
• recalls
• rescinds
• aborts
• voids
• invalidates
• nullifies
• abrogates
• annuls
• withdraws
• calls off
• retracts
• writes off
• takes back
• recants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vests

Rather, the elections clause of the Constitution vests the authority to regulate the ‘time, place, and manner’ of federal elections in the states. — Naomi Schalit, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

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

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