revestir

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revestir
transitive verb
1to cover (recubrir); to coat (con pintura); to line (con forro)
2to take on, to have (poseer) (solemnidad, gravedad)
revestirse
pronomial verb
also:
  • revestirse de -> to arm oneself with (actitud)

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revestir [ray-ves-teer']
article & verb transitive
1To dress, to put on clerical robes, to revest, to wear (vestir) 2.
2To cloak (encubrir). (Figurative)
3To have, to possess (cualidad).
verb reflexive
4To be swayed or carried along by some power or other to be invested with.
5To be haughty, lofty, or elated with pride.
  • Los árboles se revisten de hojas -> the trees put on their leaves again
To repair or fortify a wall; to line (forrar); to crust.

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revestir
verbo:transitivo
1 (recubrir) [+pared, suelo] to cover;de, con with; [+tubo] to sheathe;de, con in; [+fachada] to face;de, con with, in
revestimos el suelo con láminas de corcho we covered the floor with cork tiles; revistieron el techo con fibra de vidrio they lined the ceiling with fibreglass; un armazón de acero revestido de hormigón a steel frame clad in concrete
2 (formal) (presentar, tener) to have; possess
el acto revestía gran solemnidad the ceremony was very solemn; el asunto no reviste importancia the matter is not important; sus heridas no revisten importancia his injuries are not serious
3 (formal) (encubrir)
revistió de ingenuidad sus comentarios maliciosos he cloaked his barbed comments with apparent innocence
4 (formal) [+lenguaje, texto] to lard;de with
revistió su discurso de frases grandilocuentes he larded his speech with high-flown phrases
5 [+sacerdote] to put on; don
verbo:pronominal
revestirse
1 (formal) (recubrirse)
revestirse de paciencia to summon up all one's patience; se revistió de valor y fue a hablarle he summoned all his courage and went to speak to her; está revestido de autoridad he is invested with authority; los árboles se revisten de hojas the trees are coming into leaf
2 [+sacerdote] to put on one's vestments
3 (formal) (apasionarse) to get carried away

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Verb Conjugation for "revestir"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo revisto revestí revestía revestiré revista
Tú revistes revestiste revestías revestirás revistas
Ella/Él/Usted reviste revistió revestía revestirá revista
Nosotros revestimos revestimos revestíamos revestiremos revistamos
Vosotros revestís revestisteis revestíais revestiréis revistáis
Ellos/Ustedes revisten revistieron revestían revestirán revistan
Gerund: revistiendo / Participle: revestido / Complete revestir conjugation >
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