revestir

Middle French

Verb

revestir

1. to adorn; to decorate

Descendants

• French: revêtir

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Old French

Verb

revestir

1. to adorn; to decorate

Descendants

• French: revêtir

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese revestir, from Latin revestīre, from re- + vestīre (“to clothe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.vɨʃˈtiɾ/
• Hyphenation: re‧ves‧tir

Verb

revestir (first-person singular present indicative revisto, past participle revestido)

1. to coat, clothe
2. to overlay

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin revestīre, from re- + vestīre (“to clothe”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rebesˈtiɾ/ [re.β̞esˈt̪iɾ]

Verb

1. to decorate
2. (formal) to have; to show (a certain quality, especially an abstract on)

   revestir especial gravedad ― to be especially serious

   revestir importancia ― to be important

3. (reflexive, formal) to summon up
4. (reflexive) to put on; to don (clothing, especially religious garments)