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   In·vest

   /inˈvest/

   

   verb

   • 1. expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial plans, shares, or property, or by using it to develop a commercial venture: "the company is to invest $12 million in its new manufacturing site" Similar put money intosink money intolay out money onplow money intoprovide capital forspend money onfundbackfinanceunderwritesubsidizesupportpay forbuy intobuy shares inbuy/take a stake ininformal:get a piece ofsplash out on
   • ▪ devote (one's time, effort, or energy) to a particular undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result: "politicians who have invested so much time in the Constitution would be crestfallen" Similar spendexpendlay output inplow inuse updevoteventurespeculateriskgamblecontributedonategive
   • ▪ buy (something) whose usefulness will repay the cost: informal "I invested in an expensive moisturizer and tried to drink more water"
   • 2. provide or endow someone or something with (a particular quality or attribute): "the passage of time has invested the words with an unintended humor" Similar imbueinfuseperfusechargesteepsaturatesuffusepervadefillendow
   • ▪ endow someone with (a rank or office): "he was invested as Head of State on October 1,1936" Similar admit to officeinstateinstallinductswear inordainanointcrownenthrone
   • ▪ establish a right or power in: "all executive powers were invested in the Secretary of State" Similar vest inendow inconfer onbestow ongrant toentrust togive toconsign toput in someone's hands
   • 3. clothe or cover with a garment: archaic "he stands before you invested in the full canonicals of his calling"
   • 4. surround (a place) in order to besiege or blockade it: archaic "Fort Pulaski was invested and captured" Similar besiegelay siege tobeleaguerbesetsurroundenclose

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the senses ‘clothe’, ‘clothe with the insignia of a rank’, and ‘endow with authority’): from French investir or Latin investire, from in- ‘into, upon’ + vestire ‘clothe’ (from vestis ‘clothing’). invest (sense 1) (early 17th century) is influenced by Italian investire.

   Derivatives

   • 1. investable adjective
   • 2. investible adjective

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