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in·vest  (n-vst)
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.
4. To install in office with ceremony: invest a new emperor.
5. To endow with an enveloping or pervasive quality: "A charm invests a face/Imperfectly beheld" Emily Dickinson.
6. To clothe; adorn.
7. To cover completely; envelop.
8. To surround with troops or ships; besiege. See Synonyms at besiege.
v.intr.
To make investments or an investment: invest in real estate.

[From Italian investire and from French investir, both from Latin investre, to clothe, surround : in-, in; see in-2 + vestre, to clothe (from vestis, clothes; see wes-2 in Indo-European roots).]

in·vesta·ble adj.
in·vestor n.

invest
Verb
1. (often foll. by in)to put (money) into an enterprise with the expectation of profit
2. (often foll. by in)to devote (time or effort to a project)
3. invest in to buy: she invested in some barbecue equipment
4. to give power or authority to: invested with the powers of government
5. (often foll. by in)to install someone (in an official position)
6. (foll. by with, in)to credit or provide (a person with qualities): he was invested with great common sense
7. invest with Usually poetic to cover, as if with a coat: when spring invests the trees with leaves [Medieval Latin investire to clothe]
investor n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.invest - make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
fund - invest money in government securities
expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money"
roll over - re-invest (a previous investment) into a similar fund or security; "She rolled over her IRA"
shelter - invest (money) so that it is not taxable
tie up - invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments"
job, speculate - invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"
buy into - buy stocks or shares of a company
disinvest, divest - reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa"
2.invest - give qualities or abilities to
enable - render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"
cover - invest with a large or excessive amount of something; "She covered herself with glory"
3.invest - furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
equip, fit out, outfit, fit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
4.invest - provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights"
instal, install - put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"
consecrate, ordinate, ordain, order - appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
coronate, crown - invest with regal power; enthrone; "The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey"
enthrone, throne - put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"
ordain - invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"
disinvest, divest - deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
5.invest - place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
instal, install - put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"

invest
verb 1. spend, expend, advance, venture, put in, devote, lay out, sink in, use up, plough in
invest in something buy, get, purchase, score (slang) pay for, obtain, acquire, procure
Translations
Spanish invest [ɪnˈvɛst] vtinvertir;
(fig) [+ time, effort]; dedicar
viinvertir;
to invest sb with sth → conferir algo a algn

French invest [ɪnˈvɛst] vtinvestir (= endow);
to invest sb with sth → conférer qch à qn vifaire un investissement, investir;
to invest in → placer de l'argent or investir dans (fig) (= acquire); s'offrir, faire l'acquisition de

German invest [ɪnˈvɛst] vtinvestieren
vi invest in → investieren in +acc (fig); sich dat anschaffen;
to invest sb with sth → jdm etw verleihen

Italian invest [ɪnˈvɛst] vtinvestire;
(fig) [+ time, effort]; impiegare (= endow): to invest sb with sth → investire qn di qc
vifare investimenti;
to invest in → investire in, fare (degli) investimenti in (= acquire); comprarsi

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But not only is he a darling and alive and credible but his creator has also managed to invest everybody else in the book with the same kind of life.
Astor was induced to invest the proceeds of his merchandise in furs.
Then, after all this, suppose the day and hour for taking his degree in his calling to have come; suppose the day of battle to have arrived, when they invest him with the doctor's cap made of lint, to mend some bullet-hole, perhaps, that has gone through his temples, or left him with a crippled arm or leg.
 
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