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in-vest', v. 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 as to intercept succors and prevent escape; to lay siege to. To place (property) so that will be safe and yield a profit. — v. To make an investment. [F. investir, L. invest ire, fr. in and vestire, to clothe, fr. vest is, clothing. See Vest.] — Invest'iture, -T-chur, n. (Feudal Law.) The act of investing, giving po e ion, or livery of seizin. Right of giving po e ion of any manor, office, or benefice; that with which anyone is invested or clothed. [F.] — Invest'ment, n. Act of investing that with which any one invested a vestment the laying out of money in the purchase of property, usually of a permanent nature; amount invested, or that in which is invested. (Mil.) Act of surrounding or besieging by an armed force.— Invest'or, -er, n.