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Invest

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Verb

1. commit, invest, place, put

make an investment

Example Sentences:
'Put money into bonds'

2. empower, endow, endue, gift, indue, invest

give qualities or abilities to

3. adorn, clothe, invest

furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

4. enthrone, invest, vest

provide with power and authority

Example Sentences:
'They vested the council with special rights'

5. induct, invest, seat

place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

Example Sentences:
'there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Invest

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verb
1. (often foll by in)
to lay out (money or capital in an enterprise, esp by purchasing shares) with the expectation of profit
2. (transitive; often foll by in)
to devote (effort, resources, etc, to a project)
3. (tr; often foll by in or with) mainly archaic
to clothe or adorn (in some garment, esp the robes of an office)
to invest a king in the insignia of an emperor
4. (transitive; often foll by in)
to install formally or ceremoniously (in an official position, rank, etc)
5. (tr; foll by in or with)
to place (power, authority, etc, in) or provide (with power or authority)
to invest new rights in the monarchy
6. (tr; usually passive; foll by in or with)
to provide or endow (a person with qualities, characteristics, etc)
he was invested with great common sense
7. (transitive; foll by with) usually poetic
to cover or adorn, as if with a coat or garment
when spring invests the trees with leaves
8. (transitive) rare
to surround with military forces; besiege
9. (intransitive; foll by in) informal
to purchase; buy

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Invest

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verb transitive
1. 
to clothe; array; adorn
2. 
a. 
to cover, surround, or envelop like, or as if with, a garment
fog invests the city
b. 
to endow with qualities, attributes, etc.
3. 
to install in office with ceremony
4. 
to furnish with power, privilege, or authority
5.  Rare
to vest or settle (a power or right) in a person, legislative body, etc.
6. 
to put (money) into business, real estate, stocks, bonds, etc. for the purpose of obtaining an income or profit
7. 
to spend (time, effort, etc.) with the expectation of some satisfaction
8.  Military
to hem in or besiege (a town, port, enemy, etc.)
verb intransitive
9. 
to invest money; make an investment

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Invest

see synonyms of invest
v. in·vest·ed, in·vest·ing, in·vests
v.tr.
1. To commit (money or capital) in order to gain a financial return: invested their savings in stocks and bonds.
2.
a. To spend or devote for future advantage or benefit: invested much time and energy in getting a good education.
b. To devote morally or psychologically, as to a purpose; commit: "Men of our generation are invested in what they do, women in what we are" (Shana Alexander).
3. To endow with authority or power: The Constitution invests Congress with the power to make laws.
4. To install in office with ceremony: invest a new emperor.
5. To provide with an enveloping or pervasive quality: "A charm invests a face / Imperfectly beheld" (Emily Dickinson).
6. Archaic
a. To clothe; adorn.
b. To cover completely; envelop.
c. To surround with troops or ships; besiege.
v.intr.
1. To make investments or an investment: invest in real estate.
2. To purchase with the expectation of benefit: We decided to invest in a new car.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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