- to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- to use (money), as in accumulating something: to invest large sums in books.
- to use, give, or devote (time, talent, etc.), as for a purpose or to achieve something: He invested a lot of time in cleaning up the neighborhood after the flood.
- to furnish with power, authority, rank, etc.: The Constitution invests the president with the power of veto.
- to furnish or endow with a power, right, etc.; vest: Feudalism invested the lords with absolute authority over their vassals.
- to endow with a quality or characteristic: to invest a friend with every virtue.
- to infuse or belong to, as a quality or characteristic: Goodness invests his every action.
- to surround (a pattern) with an investment.
- to provide with the insignia of office.
- to install in an office or position.
- to clothe, attire, or dress.
- to cover, adorn, or envelop: Spring invests the trees with leaves.
- to surround (a place) with military forces or works so as to prevent approach or escape; besiege.
- to invest money; make an investment: to invest in oil stock.
- to lay out (money or capital in an enterprise, esp by purchasing shares) with the expectation of profit
- to devote (effort, resources, etc, to a project)
- to clothe or adorn (in some garment, esp the robes of an office)
- to install formally or ceremoniously (in an official position, rank, etc)
- to place (power, authority, etc, in) or provide (with power or authority)
- to provide or endow (a person with qualities, characteristics, etc)
- to cover or adorn, as if with a coat or garment
- to surround with military forces; besiege
- to purchase; buy
