revest
/ree-vest/US // riˈvɛst //UK // (riːˈvɛst) //
振兴,撤销,翻新,振兴会
Definitions
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : to vest again, as with ownership or office; reinvest; reinstate.
- : to vest again.
v.无主动词 verb
- 1
- : to become vested again in a person; go back again to a former owner.
Examples
A mortgagor has the right to pay the debt secured, and by this means to have the title to the property revest in him.
His motion was to revest the reserves in the crown for religious purposes, but it was negatived by a vote of 30 to 7.
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