n. An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment.n. Figuratively, garment; dress; array; vesture.n. A body-garment for men's wear, at different times of distinct typesn. A body-garment of later times; especially, the waistcoat in the ordinary modern senseāthat is, a short garment without sleeves, buttoning down the front, and having the back concealed by the coat.n. An outer garment, or part of such a garment, for women.n. An undergarment knitted or woven on the stocking-loom. Vest and undervest are more common in England; undershirt in the United States.To clothe with or as with a garment, vest, or vestment; robe; dress; cover, surround, or encompass closely.To invest or clothe, as with authority; put in possession (of); endow; put more or less formally in occupation (of): followed by with.To place or put in possession or at the disposal of; give or confer formally or legally an immediate fixed right of present or future possession, occupancy, or enjoyment of; commit to: followed by in.To lay out, as money or capital; invest: as, to vest money in land. [Rare.] Imp. Dict.To put on clothing or vestments.To come or descend; devolve; take effect, as a title or right: with in.