<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.</li><li>to use (money), as in accumulating something: to invest large sums in books.</li><li>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.</li><li>to furnish with power, authority, rank, etc.: The Constitution invests the president with the power of veto.</li><li>to furnish or endow with a power, right, etc.; vest: Feudalism invested the lords with absolute authority over their vassals.</li><li>to endow with a quality or characteristic: to invest a friend with every virtue.</li><li>to infuse or belong to, as a quality or characteristic: Goodness invests his every action.</li><li>to surround (a pattern) with an investment.</li><li>to provide with the insignia of office.</li><li>to install in an office or position.</li><li>to clothe, attire, or dress.</li><li>to cover, adorn, or envelop: Spring invests the trees with leaves.</li><li>to surround (a place) with military forces or works so as to prevent approach or escape; besiege.</li><li>(used without object) to invest money; make an investment: to invest in oil stock.</li></ul>