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Meaning of 'invest' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Invest [ v. i.]
- To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; -- usually followed by in.
2 . Invest [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To put on.
- 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.
- To surround, accompany, or attend.
- To confer; to give.
- 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.
- To lay out (money or capital) in business with the /iew of obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank stock.

Meaning of 'invest' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . invest [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make an investment
Example in sentence:
  • Put money into bonds
Meaning (2):
- place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
Example in sentence:
  • there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy
Meaning (3):
- provide with power and authority
Example in sentence:
  • They vested the council with special rights

Nearby Words:

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