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invest

[ in-vest ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
  2. to use (money), as in accumulating something:

    to invest large sums in books.

  3. 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.

  4. to furnish with power, authority, rank, etc.:

    The Constitution invests the president with the power of veto.

  5. to furnish or endow with a power, right, etc.; vest:

    Feudalism invested the lords with absolute authority over their vassals.

  6. to endow with a quality or characteristic:

    to invest a friend with every virtue.

  7. to infuse or belong to, as a quality or characteristic:

    Goodness invests his every action.

  8. Metallurgy. to surround (a pattern) with an investment.
  9. to provide with the insignia of office.
  10. to install in an office or position.
  11. to clothe, attire, or dress.
  12. to cover, adorn, or envelop:

    Spring invests the trees with leaves.

  13. to surround (a place) with military forces or works so as to prevent approach or escape; besiege.


verb (used without object)

  1. to invest money; make an investment:

    to invest in oil stock.

invest

/ 瑟苍藞惫蓻蝉迟 /

verb

  1. often foll by in to lay out (money or capital in an enterprise, esp by purchasing shares) with the expectation of profit
  2. troften foll byin to devote (effort, resources, etc, to a project)
  3. archaic.
    tr; often foll by in or with to clothe or adorn (in some garment, esp the robes of an office)

    to invest a king in the insignia of an emperor

  4. troften foll byin to install formally or ceremoniously (in an official position, rank, etc)
  5. tr; foll by in or with to place (power, authority, etc, in) or provide (with power or authority)

    to invest new rights in the monarchy

  6. tr; usually passive; foll by in or with to provide or endow (a person with qualities, characteristics, etc)

    he was invested with great common sense

  7. poetic.
    trfoll bywith to cover or adorn, as if with a coat or garment

    when spring invests the trees with leaves

  8. rare.
    tr to surround with military forces; besiege
  9. informal.
    intrfoll byin to purchase; buy
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 颈苍藞惫别蝉迟补产濒别, adjective
  • 颈苍藞惫别蝉迟辞谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 颈苍路惫别蝉顎僼辞谤 noun
  • non顎吘辈月繁贡鸩躅僼辞谤 noun
  • 辞顎卾别谤路颈苍路惫别蝉迟顎 verb
  • 辫谤别顎卛苍路惫别蝉迟顎 verb (used with object)
  • 谤别顎卛苍路惫别蝉迟顎 verb (used with object)
  • 耻苍顎卍别谤路颈苍路惫别蝉迟顎 verb (used without object)
  • 耻苍顎卍别谤路颈苍路惫别蝉迟顎僥d adjective
  • 耻苍顎卛苍路惫别蝉迟顎侥诲 adjective
  • 飞别濒濒顎-颈苍路惫别蝉迟顎侥诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of invest1

First recorded in 1525鈥35; from Old Italian investire, from Medieval Latin 颈苍惫别蝉迟墨谤别 鈥渢o install, invest (money), surround, clothe in,鈥 Latin: 鈥渢o clothe, deck, adorn,鈥 equivalent to in- prefix + 惫别蝉迟墨谤别 鈥渢o clothe, dress,鈥 derivative of vestis 鈥渃lothes, garment鈥; in- 2, vest
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of invest1

C16: from Medieval Latin 颈苍惫别蝉迟墨谤别 to clothe, from Latin, from 惫别蝉迟墨谤别, from vestis a garment
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A victory would place in City Hall a mayor who's not only part of NYC-DSA, but also a committed organizer invested in their growth.

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Berrada said they would be "more efficient" and that they were "putting in place various financial measures" that would allow the club to "invest in the summer" even if they did not qualify for Europe.

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Essentially, it was always Chelsea's title to lose - they had won the previous five WSL trophies, had the biggest budget in the league and invested further in the transfer window.

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Sir Keir said Labour were "investing more in delivering truth and justice" for victims of grooming gangs than the Conservatives had during "14 long years" in power.

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鈥淥ur economy is thriving because we invest in people, prioritize sustainability and believe in the power of innovation.鈥

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