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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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