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invest

in·vest

US/ɪnˈvɛst/ fairly common

verb

1.

make an investment

  • “Put money into bonds”
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2.

give qualities or abilities to

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3.

furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

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4.

provide with power and authority

  • “They vested the council with special rights”
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5.

place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

  • “there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French investir or Medieval Latin investire, from Latin investio (“to clothe, cover”), from in- (“in, on”) + vestio (“to clothe, dress”), from vestis (“clothing”); see vest. The sense “to spend money etc.” probably via Italian investire, of the same root.

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