First Known Use: circa 1534
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1invest
verb in·vest \in-ˈvest\
Definition of INVEST
transitive verb
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[Medieval Latin investire, from Latin, to clothe] a : to array in the symbols of office or honor b : to furnish with power or authority c : to grant someone control or authority over : vest
2
: to cover completely : envelop
4
[Middle French investir, from Old Italian investire, from Latin, to surround] : to surround with troops or ships so as to prevent escape or entry
5
: to endow with a quality : infuse
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Origin of INVEST
Latin investire to clothe, surround, from in- + vestis garment — more at wear
Rhymes with INVEST
abreast, abscessed, appressed, armrest, arrest, at best, at rest, attest, backrest, beau geste, bed rest, behest, bequest, blood test, congest, conquest, contest, crow's nest, depressed, detest, devest, digest, distressed, divest, egest, eighth rest, field-test, flight-test, footrest, gabfest, half rest, hard-pressed, headrest, high-test, hillcrest, hope chest, houseguest, imprest, incest, infest, ingest, inquest, interest, Key West, lovefest, love nest, Mae West, mare's nest, Midwest, molest, northwest, patch test, posttest, pretest, professed, protest, redbreast, repressed, request, revest, road test, scratch test, screen test, sea chest, skin test, slop chest, slugfest, southwest, spot test, steam chest, stress test, suggest, Trieste, t-test, unblessed, undressed, unrest, unstressed, war chest, whole rest, Wild West
2invest
verb
Definition of INVEST
transitive verb
1
: to commit (money) in order to earn a financial return
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: to make use of for future benefits or advantages <invested her time wisely>
3
: to involve or engage especially emotionally <were deeply invested in their children's lives>
intransitive verb
Origin of INVEST
Italian investire to clothe, invest money, from Latin, to clothe
First Known Use: 1613
INVEST Defined for Kids
1invest
verb in·vest \in-ˈvest\
in·vest·edin·vest·ing
Definition of INVEST for Kids
: to give power or authority to
2invest
verb
in·vest·edin·vest·ing
Definition of INVEST for Kids
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: to put out money in order to gain profit <She invested in a business.>
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: to put out (as effort) in support of a usually worthy cause <We invested time in the project.>
— in·ves·tor \-ˈves-tər\ noun
Medical Dictionary
invest
transitive verb in·vest \in-ˈvest\
Medical Definition of INVEST
1
: to envelop or cover completely <the pleura invests the lung>
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: to endow with a quality or characteristic <the paranoid personality who invests the external world with his…ideas and feelings—Structure & Meaning of Psychoanalysis>
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