vest
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
Types & categories
- garment hypernym
- bulletproof vest hyponym
Parts & wholes
- three-piece suit part holonym
Sense 2 verb
provide with power and authority
They vested the council with special rights
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- disinvest antonym
- investiture derivation
Sense 3 noun
a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
Types & categories
- undergarment hypernym
Sense 4 verb
place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons
She vested her vast fortune in her two sons
Types & categories
- give hypernym
Related & opposite
- vest verb group
Sense 5 verb
become legally vested
The property vests in the trustees
Types & categories
- change hands hypernym
Related & opposite
- vest verb group
Sense 6 verb
clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
Types & categories
- dress hypernym
Related & opposite
- robe verb group
Sense 7 verb
clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
Types & categories
- apparel hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | three-piece suit |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | garment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bulletproof vest |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | disinvest |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | investiture |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | install |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ordinate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | crown |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | throne |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ordain |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | undergarment |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | vest |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | give |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | vest |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | change hands |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | robe |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | dress |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | clothing |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | robe |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | robe |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | vestment |
| 7 | verb group | Related & opposite | vest |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | apparel |