1. Make an investment
   "invest money into bonds";
   - put, commit, place
    
2. Spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose
   "They decided to invest in their children's education"
    
3. Provide with power and authority
   "They invested the council with special rights";
   - vest, enthrone
    
4. Furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
   "The new monarch was invested with the crown jewels during the coronation ceremony";
   - clothe, adorn
    
5. Place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
   "there was a ceremony to invest the president of the Academy";
   - induct, seat
    
6. Give qualities or abilities to
   "The experience invested her with newfound confidence";
   - endow, indue, gift, empower, endue [archaic]

Derived forms: invests, invested, investing

Type of: drop, enable, equip, expend, fit, fit out, instal [Brit], install, outfit, spend

Encyclopedia: Invest