[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.", "to use (money), as in accumulating something:to invest large sums in books.", "to use, give, or devote (time, talent, etc.), as for a purpose or to achieve something:He invested a lot of time in cleaning up the neighborhood after the flood.", "to furnish with power, authority, rank, etc.:The Constitution invests the president with the power of veto.", "to furnish or endow with a power, right, etc.; vest:Feudalism invested the lords with absolute authority over their vassals.", "to endow with a quality or characteristic:to invest a friend with every virtue.", "to infuse or belong to, as a quality or characteristic:Goodness invests his every action.", "Metallurgy.to surround (a pattern) with an investment .", "to provide with the insignia of .", "to install in an office or position.", "to clothe, attire, or dress.", "to cover, adorn, or envelop:Spring invests the trees with leaves.", "to surround (a place) with military forces or works so as to prevent approach or escape; besiege."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to invest money; make an investment :to invest in oil stock."]}]