invest

1. v. t. 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. Source: opted

2. v. t. To put on. Source: opted

3. v. t. 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. Source: opted

4. v. t. To surround, accompany, or attend. Source: opted

5. v. t. To confer; to give. Source: opted

6. v. t. 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. Source: opted

7. v. t. To lay out (money or capital) in business with the /iew of obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank stock. Source: opted

8. v. i. To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; -- usually followed by in. Source: opted

9. v. make an investment Source: wordnet

10. v. give qualities or abilities to Source: wordnet

11. v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors Source: wordnet

12. v. provide with power and authority Source: wordnet

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