Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb vest

5 senses of vest

Sense 1
invest, vest, enthrone -- (provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights")
       => install, instal -- (put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election")

Sense 2
vest -- (place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons; "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons")
       => give -- (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care")

Sense 3
vest -- (become legally vested; "The property vests in the trustees")
       => change hands, change owners -- (be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year")

Sense 4
vest -- (clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments)
       => dress, dress up -- (dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie")

Sense 5
vest, robe -- (clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes)
       => dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel -- (provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child")

Antonyms of adj vested

1 sense of vested

Sense 1
vested -- (fixed and absolute and without contingency; "a vested right")

INDIRECT (VIA unconditional) -> conditional -- (imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid")

Similarity of adj vested

1 sense of vested

Sense 1
vested -- (fixed and absolute and without contingency; "a vested right")
       => unconditional (vs. conditional), unconditioned -- (not conditional; "unconditional surrender")