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in⋅vest
[in-vest] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value. |
| 2. | to use (money), as in accumulating something: to invest large sums in books. |
| 3. | to use, give, or devote (time, talent, etc.), as for a purpose or to achieve something: He invested a lot of time in helping retarded children. |
| 4. | to furnish with power, authority, rank, etc.: The Constitution invests the president with the power of veto. |
| 5. | to furnish or endow with a power, right, etc.; vest: Feudalism invested the lords with absolute authority over their vassals. |
| 6. | to endow with a quality or characteristic: to invest a friend with every virtue. |
| 7. | to infuse or belong to, as a quality or characteristic: Goodness invests his every action. |
| 8. | Metallurgy. to surround (a pattern) with an investment. |
| 9. | to provide with the insignia of office. |
| 10. | to install in an office or position. |
| 11. | to clothe, attire, or dress. |
| 12. | to cover, adorn, or envelop: Spring invests the trees with leaves. |
| 13. | to surround (a place) with military forces or works so as to prevent approach or escape; besiege. |
–verb (used without object)
| 14. | to invest money; make an investment: to invest in oil stock. |
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| in·vest (ĭn-věst') v. in·vest·ed, in·vest·ing, in·vests v. tr.
To make investments or an investment: invest in real estate. [From Italian investire and from French investir, both from Latin investīre, to clothe, surround : in-, in; see in-2 + vestīre, to clothe (from vestis, clothes; see wes-2 in Indo-European roots).] in·vest'a·ble adj., in·ves'tor n. |
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Invest
In*vest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invested; p. pr. & vb. n. Investing.] [L. investire, investitum; pref. in- in + vestire to clothe, fr. vestis clothing: cf. F. investir. See Vest.]1. To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; -- opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to invest one with a robe. 2. To put on. [Obs.] Can not find one this girdle to invest. --Spenser. 3. To clothe, as with office or authority; to place in possession of rank, dignity, or estate; to endow; to adorn; to grace; to bedeck; as, to invest with honor or glory; to invest with an estate. I do invest you jointly with my power. --Shak. 4. To surround, accompany, or attend. Awe such as must always invest the spectacle of the guilt. --Hawthorne. 5. To confer; to give. [R.] It investeth a right of government. --Bacon. 6. (Mil.) To inclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town. 7. To lay out (money or capital) in business with the ?iew of obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank stock.Invest
In*vest"\, v. i. To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; -- usually followed by in.
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Language Translation for : invest
Spanish:
invertir,
German:
investieren,
Japanese:
投資する
invest
1387 (implied in investiture), "to clothe in the official robes of an office," from L. investire "to clothe in, cover, surround," from in "in, into" + vestire "to dress, clothe" (see wear). The meaning "use money to produce profit" first attested 1613 in connection with the East Indies trade, and is probably a borrowing of It. investire (13c.) from the same L. root, via the notion of giving one's capital a new form. The military meaning "to besiege" is from 1600.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: in·vest
Pronunciation: in-'vest
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Medieval Latin investire, from Latin, to clothe, from in- in + vestis garment
1 : to install in an office or position
2 a : to furnish with or formally grant power or authority b : to grant someone control or authority over : VEST
Main Entry: invest
Function: verb
Etymology: Italian investire to clothe, invest money, from Latin, to clothe
transitive verb 1 : to commit (money) in order to earn a financial return
2 : to make use of for future benefits or advantages intransitive verb : to commit funds or purchase something of intrinsic value for future gain : make an investment —often used with in <investing in precious metals> —in·ves·tor noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: in·vest
Pronunciation: in-'vest
Function: transitive verb
1 : to envelop or cover completely
2 : to endow with a quality or characteristic
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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