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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Invest \In*vest"\, v. i. To make an investment; as to invest in stocks; -- usually followed by in From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: invest v 1: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: {put}, {commit}, {place}] [ant: {divest}] 2: give qualities or abilities to [syn: {endow}, {indue}, {gift}, {empower}, {endue}] 3: furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors [syn: {clothe}, {adorn}] 4: provide with power and authority [syn: {vest}, {enthrone}] [ant: {divest}] 5: place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "We were inducted into the honor society" [syn: {induct}, {seat}]
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