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Noun
S:
(n)
investing
,
investment
(the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit)
Verb
S:
(v)
invest
,
put
,
commit
,
place
(make an investment)
"Put money into bonds"
S:
(v)
endow
,
indue
,
gift
,
empower
,
invest
,
endue
(give qualities or abilities to)
S:
(v)
invest
,
clothe
,
adorn
(furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors)
S:
(v)
invest
,
vest
,
enthrone
(provide with power and authority)
"They vested the council with special rights"
S:
(v)
induct
,
invest
,
seat
(place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position)
"there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
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