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   invest

   /ɪnˈvɛst/

   verb

   • 1. put (money) into financial schemes, shares, property, or a commercial venture with the expectation of achieving a profit: "the company is to invest £12 m in its manufacturing site at Linlithglow" Similar put money intosink money intolay out money onplough 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: "we have invested a considerable amount of time in demonstrating the value of the system" Similar spendexpendlay output inplough inuse updevoteventurespeculateriskgamblecontributedonategive
   • ▪ buy (a relatively expensive product) 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 humour" Similar imbueinfuseperfusechargesteepsaturatesuffusepervadefillendow
   • ▪ formally confer a rank or office on (someone): "he was invested as Head of State on 1 October 1936" Similar admit to officeinstateinstallinductswear inordainanointcrownenthrone
   • ▪ confer a right or power on (someone or something): "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

   Scrabble Points: 9

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