What's the difference between regest and revest?

Regest


Definition:

  • (n.) A register.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) That’s why we are running this case: to force minister Hunt to comply with the law on assessment processes.” Sam Regester, senior campaigner at GetUp, described the wetlands plan as a “terrible project led by a dodgy company backed by an irresponsible government”.

Revest


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe.
  • (v. t.) To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority.
  • (v. i.) To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former owner; as, the title or right revests in A after alienation.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) These cords are made up of a core of cardiac jelly material revested by endocardium.
  • (2) Patricia Revest and Joan Abbott summarize the properties of endothelial ion channels, and explore the ways in which the channels could control permeability, secretion and smooth muscle tone.

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