vest in WordNet English dictionary

1. provide with power and authority
   "They vested the council with special rights"
   invest  vest  enthrone 
   
2. clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
   vest  robe 
   
3. clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
   vest 
   
4. place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons
   "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons"
   vest 
   
5. become legally vested
   "The property vests in the trustees"
   vest 
   

1. a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
   singlet  vest  undershirt 
   
2. a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
   vest  waistcoat