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1. The act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
   - investment

1. Make an investment
   "invest money into bonds"
   - put, commit, place
    
2. Give qualities or abilities to
   - endow, indue, gift, empower, endue
    
3. Furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
   - clothe, adorn
    
4. Provide with power and authority
   "They invested the council with special rights"
   - vest, enthrone
    
5. Place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
   "there was a ceremony to invest the president of the Academy"
   - induct, seat
    
6. Spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose

See also: investiture, investment, investor

Type of: drop, enable, equip, expend, finance, fit, fit out, instal, install, outfit, spend

Antonym: divest

Encyclopedia: Invest