revêtir
Meanings
Verb
1. to clothe, dress (those in need or for ceremonial purposes) (transitive)
2. to invest (formally give authority, titles, responsibilities; install in office) (transitive)
3. to disguise, hide (transitive)
4. to put on, dress oneself in (transitive or reflexive, with de, transitive)
5. to take on, to assume (aspect, form or appearance) (transitive, figuratively)
6. to coat, treat, cover, overlay, plaster (put a protective cover on (such as wooden support for a trench)) (transitive)
7. to cover, blanket (transitive, by extension)
Examples6
La nature revêt toujours les couleurs de l'esprit.
Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.
Il a revêtu un costume.
He donned a business suit.
L'Algérie revêt une valeur stratégique.
Algeria is of strategic value.
Tous les élèves doivent revêtir le même uniforme.
The pupils all have to wear the same uniform.
Cela revêtait-il une signification particulière ?
Did that have any special significance?
Les astronautes ont revêtu leur combinaison spatiale.
The astronauts donned their spacesuits.