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.