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Definition & Synonyms
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• Invest
- (v. i.) To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; -- usually followed by in.
- (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.
- (v. t.) To put on.
- (v. t.) To surround, accompany, or attend.
- (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.
- (v. t.) To confer; to give.
- (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.
- (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.
Synonyms:
Adorn, Clothe, Commit, Empower, Endow, Endue, Enthrone, Gift, Induct, Indue, Place, Put, Seat, Vest,
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• Investigable
- (a.) Unsearchable; inscrutable.
- (a.) Capable or susceptible of being investigated; admitting research.
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• Investigative
- (a.) Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.
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Feat, Druged, Control, Vindictive, Dotage, Vibrant, Enga, Gooseberry, Fluke, Survey, Ridiculous, Hunky-Dory, Hunky, Disseminates, Reliances, Hunk, Replenish, Technology, Panders, Encampment, Projectile, Convenient, Sailor, Soon, Rece, Mars, Coincidents, Dare, Apron, Saddle, Ki, Conceal, Hunk, |
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A, A1, Aquiline, Aardvark, Aardwolf, Abaca, Aback, Abacus, Abaft, Abalone, Abandon, Abandoned, Abandonment, Abase, Abasement, Abash, Abashed, Abashment, Abate, Abatement, Abater, Abattoir, Abb, Abbacy, Abbess, Abbey, Abbot, Abbreviate, Abbreviation, Abdicate, Abdication, Abdomen, |
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