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in·vest / inˈvest/ • v. 1. [intr.] expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial schemes, shares, or property, or by using it to develop a commercial venture: getting workers to invest in private pension funds | [tr.] the company is to invest $12 million in its new manufacturing site. ∎ [tr.] devote (one's time, effort, or energy) to a particular undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result: politicians who have invested so much time in the Constitution would be crestfallen. ∎ [intr.] (invest in) inf. buy (something) whose usefulness will repay the cost. 2. [tr.] (invest someone/something with) provide or endow someone or something with (a particular quality or attribute): the passage of time has invested the words with an unintended humor. ∎ endow someone with (a rank or office). ∎ (invest something in) establish a right or power in. 3. [tr.] archaic clothe or cover with a garment: he stands before you invested in the full canonicals of his calling. 4. [tr.] archaic surround (a place) in order to besiege or blockade it: Fort Pulaski was invested and captured. DERIVATIVES: in·vest·a·ble adj. in·vest·i·ble adj. in·ves·tor / -ˈvestər/ n. ORIGIN: mid 16th cent. (in the senses ‘clothe,’ ‘clothe with the insignia of a rank,’ and ‘endow with authority’): from French investir or Latin investire, from in- ‘into, upon’ + vestire ‘clothe’ (from vestis ‘clothing’). Sense 1 (early 17th cent.) is influenced by Italian investire. |
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"invest." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "invest." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-invest.html "invest." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-invest.html |
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A. clothe, spec. with the insignia of office; establish in possession, endow with power; B. enclose with a hostile force XVI; C. put out (money) at interest XVII. — (O)F. investir or L. (rare) investīre clothe, surround (extended in meaning in medL.), f. IN-1 + vestis clothing; in C after It. investire, the notion being that of giving the capital another ‘form’. So investiture XIV (rare before XVI). — medL. investītūra. Hence investment †clothing XVI; investiture, investing of capital XVII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "invest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "invest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-invest.html T. F. HOAD. "invest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-invest.html |
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invest v. archaic surround (a place) in order to besiege or blockade it: Fort Pulaski was invested and captured.
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"invest." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "invest." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-invest.html "invest." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-invest.html |
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