Invest

iii-vest', v. t. To put garments on, clothe, dre , array; to endow, confer, give; to clothe, as with office or authority; to grace, bedeck. {Mil.) To inclose; to surround, so us to intercept succors and prevent escape; to lay siege to. To place (property) so that it will be safe and yield a profit. — v. i. To make an investment. — Investment, n. Act of investing; that with which any one is invested; a vestment; the laying out of money in the purchase of property, usually of a permanent nature; amount invested, or that in which it is invested. (Mil.) Act of surrounding or besieging by an armed force.— Investor, -er, n.