revest
/ɹiːˈvɛst/
"revest" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“revest” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To dress (a priest or other religious figure) in ritual garments, especially to celebrate Mass or another service.
Corpus desk
Index EN-revest · revest · English
revest · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | revest |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɹiːˈvɛst/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “revest” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
revest is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɹiːˈvɛst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
revest has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglo-Norman revestir, revestre et al., Middle French revestir, and their source, Late Latin revestire, from Latin re- + to clothe. The correct English form is revest, spelled R-E-V-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1To dress (a priest or other religious figure) in ritual garments, especially to celebrate Mass or another service.
- 2To reclothe; to dress again.
- 3To return (property) to a former owner; to reinstate
- 4To invest again with possession or office.
- 5To take effect again.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how revest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Her nathelesse / Th'enchaunter finding fit for his intents, / Did thus reuest, and deckt with due habiliments.
to revest a magistrate with authority
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman revestir, revestre et al., Middle French revestir, and their source, Late Latin revestire, from Latin re- + to clothe.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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