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Definition of vest with phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vest with

phrasal verb
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vest something in somebody | vest somebody with something [often passive] (formal)
  1. to give somebody the legal right or power to do something
    • Overall authority is vested in the Supreme Council.
    • The Supreme Council is vested with overall authority.
  2. to make somebody the legal owner of land or property
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