vest

En français : investir, conférer, vêtir

1. To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
2. To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred. · to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death
3. To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor. · The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.· , Book I Empire and dominion […] was vested in him.
4. To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of. · to vest a person with an estate· an estate is vested in possession
5. (of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended. (intransitive) · Upon the death of the Sovereign the Crown automatically vests in the next heir without the need of coronation or other formality.
6. To become vested, to become permanent. (intransitive) · My pension vests at the end of the month and then I can take it with me when I quit.

He/she/it vests · Prétérit vested · Participe passé vested · Forme en -ing vesting