invest: meaning and definitions

To commit (money or capital) in order to gain a financial return: invested their savings in stocks and bonds.

To spend or devote for future advantage or benefit: invested much time and energy in getting a good education.

To devote morally or psychologically, as to a purpose; commit: "Men of our generation are invested in what they do, women in what we are” ( Shana Alexander).

To endow with authority or power.

To install in office with ceremony: invest a new emperor.

To endow with an enveloping or pervasive quality: "A charm invests a face/Imperfectly beheld” ( Emily Dickinson).

To clothe; adorn.

To cover completely; envelop.

To surround with troops or ships; besiege. See Synonyms at besiege.

To make investments or an investment: invest in real estate.