From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
vest
n 1: a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat [syn:
vest, waistcoat]
2: a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the
body [syn: singlet, vest, undershirt]
v 1: provide with power and authority; "They vested the council
with special rights" [syn: invest, vest, enthrone]
[ant: disinvest, divest]
2: place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a
person or group of persons; "She vested her vast fortune in
her two sons"
3: become legally vested; "The property vests in the trustees"
4: clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
5: clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes [syn:
vest, robe]