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invest

/ invest /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make an investment
"Put money into bonds"
Opposites:
divest disinvest
Type of:
spend expend drop
Kinds of:
fund roll over shelter tie up speculate
Derived:
commitment investment investment funds investing investor
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
provide with power and authority
"They vested the council with special rights"
Opposites:
divest disinvest
Type of:
install
Kinds of:
ordain consecrate ordinate order crown
Derived:
coronation enthronement enthronization enthronisation investiture
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
Type of:
equip fit fit out
Derived:
investment investiture coronation enthronement enthronization
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb Sense 4
place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
"there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
Type of:
install
Derived:
seat draftee conscript inductee initiation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 5
give qualities or abilities to
Type of:
enable
Kinds of:
cover
Derived:
endowment gift talent natural endowment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
48
Times Searched
3
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spend expend drop fund roll over shelter tie up speculate divest disinvest install ordain