in|vest

in|vest
in|vest «ihn VEHST», transitive verb.
1. a) to use (money) to buy something that will produce a profit, or an income, or both: »

If I had any money, I would invest it in land. He invested his money in stocks and bonds.

b) Figurative. to spend or devote (time, energy, or other nonmaterial resources) for later benefit: »

“I have already invested several years of my life in Joe” (Maclean's).

2. to clothe; cover; surround: »

Darkness invests the earth at night. Spring invests the trees with leaves. Figurative. The castle was invested with mystery and romance.

3. to give power, authority, or right to: »

He invested his lawyer with complete power to act for him.

4. to give a quality or characteristic to: »

He invested his friend with every virtue.

5. to put in office with a ceremony: »

A king is invested by being crowned.

6. to surround with soldiers or ships; besiege: »

The enemy invested the city and cut it off from our army.

7. to adorn: »

The turban on his head was invested with jewels.

8. Obsolete. to put on (clothes) »

Cannot find one this girdle to invest (Edmund Spenser).

–v.i.
to invest money; make an investment: »

Learn to invest wisely.

[< Latin investīre to clothe < in- in + vestis clothing]
in|vest´a|ble, adjective.

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