vesting

verb

Definition of vestingnext
present participle of vest
1
as in enabling
to give official or legal power to "By the power vested in me by the state," intoned the minister, "I now pronounce that you are married"

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in handing
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another vested the power to access their retirement accounts with their attorney

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in granting
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly the U.S. Constitution vests the power to declare war with Congress

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vesting
  1. enabling
  2. handing
  3. granting
  4. authorizing
  5. leaving
  6. conferring
  7. empowering
  8. transferring
Verb
  • Watch for housing design to evolve in ways that bring students together as opposed to enabling them to stay apart.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Also on the tech front, social media will be instrumental in enabling more efficient communications between students and property staff, Westover says.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of enabling
Verb
  • But the Packers drafted him in the first round and gave him a few years to sit behind Aaron Rodgers before handing Love the keys.
    Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • There are also plenty of trade possibilities should the Twins decide to avoid handing the job to Miranda.
    Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of handing
Verb
  • Following World War I, the government incentivized wheat farming, granting land to returned soldiers to support their reintegration.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to signing these bills, Biden has also focused much of his energy on granting executive clemency in the final weeks of his term, which is typical of outgoing presidents.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of granting
Verb
  • The debt limit is a relic of World War I, when Congress stopped authorizing individual instances of government borrowing and replaced them with a blanket authorization — up to a certain limit.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Fragments of the debates about authorizing the persecutions show courtiers much more concerned with policing ordinary life than their predecessors.
    Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of authorizing
Verb
  • Jenner also attended the afterparty of the Los Angeles A Complete Unknown premiere in December, mingling with her beau’s co-stars and leaving the function with him hand-in-hand.
    Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • After leaving office, Loeffler sold her 50% stake in the basketball team to an investor group that included one of the former players who had spoken out most prominently.
    Dan Alexander, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of leaving
Verb
  • The Librarian makes the annual selections after conferring with the members of the National Film Preservation Board and a cadre of Library specialists.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In 1908, the university began conferring honorary degrees as part of the ceremony.
    Ashley Hume, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of conferring
Verb
  • For many business leaders, building an AI strategy that aligns with organizational goals while empowering employees to embrace the change is challenging.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Clarity dialogues are empowering.
    Forbes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of empowering
Verb
  • Assad's departure also led analysts and government officials to claim that Russia may be transferring some of its military assets from Syria's Tartus naval base and Hmeimim air base to Libya.
    Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The particles are too small, however, to reflect the sun's heat-energy-transferring infrared light.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of transferring
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near vesting

vestiges

vesting

vestments

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Vesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vesting. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on vesting

Nglish: Translation of vesting for Spanish Speakers

Britannica English: Translation of vesting for Arabic Speakers

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about vesting

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Using Bullet Points ( • )

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

Top 12 Sophisticated Compliments

Word of the Year 2024 | Polarization

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
white rubber duck stands out in a row of yellow ducks
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.