Invest
- Invest
- 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}.]
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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.
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2. To put on. [Obs.]
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Can not find one this girdle to invest. --Spenser.
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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.
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I do invest you jointly with my power. --Shak.
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4. To surround, accompany, or attend.
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Awe such as must always invest the spectacle of the
guilt. --Hawthorne.
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5. To confer; to give. [R.]
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It investeth a right of government. --Bacon.
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6. (Mil.) To inclose; to surround or hem in with troops, so
as to intercept reinforcements of men and provisions and
prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town.
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7. To lay out (money or capital) in business with the view of
obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank
stock.
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8. Hence: To expend (time, money, or other resources) with a
view to obtaining some benefit of value in excess of that
expended, or to achieve a useful pupose; as, to invest a
lot of time in teaching one's children.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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invest — in‧vest [ɪnˈvest] verb [intransitive, transitive] FINANCE 1. to buy shares, bonds, property etc in order to make a profit: • People are so pessimistic about the future that they won t invest at the moment. • The Singapore government is interested … Financial and business terms
invest — in·vest 1 /in vest/ vt [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:… … Law dictionary
invest — ► VERB 1) put money into financial schemes, shares, or property with the expectation of achieving a profit. 2) devote (time or energy) to an undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result. 3) (invest in) informal buy (something) whose… … English terms dictionary
invest as — [phrasal verb] invest (someone) as (something) formal : to give (someone) the power and authority of (a particular position or title) The group invested her as chairperson. • • • Main Entry: ↑invest … Useful english dictionary
Invest — In*vest , v. i. To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; usually followed by in. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
invest — [v1] contribute money to make money advance, back, bankroll, buy into, buy stock, devote, endow, endue, entrust, get into, go in for, imbue, infuse, lay out, lend, loan, pick up the tab*, plow back into*, plunge, provide, put in, put up dough*,… … New thesaurus
invest — [in vest′] vt. [L investire < in , in + vestire, to clothe < vestis, clothing: see VEST] 1. to clothe; array; adorn 2. a) to cover, surround, or envelop like, or as if with, a garment [fog invests the city] b) to endow with qualities,… … English World dictionary
invest in — index purchase Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
invest — (v.) late 14c., to clothe in the official robes of an office, from L. investire to clothe in, cover, surround, from in in, into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + vestire to dress, clothe (see WEAR (Cf. wear)). The meaning use money to produce profit first … Etymology dictionary
invest — 1 induct, install, inaugurate, initiate Analogous words: endue, endow (see DOWER): consecrate (see DEVOTE) Antonyms: divest, strip (of robes, insignia, power): unfrock 2 *besiege, beleaguer, blockade … New Dictionary of Synonyms
