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invest
verb
to
put
money
,
time
,
or
effort
into
something
in
the
hope
of
gaining
a
benefit
or
profit
•
After
reading
about
solar
panels
,
Maria
decided
to
invest
her
savings
in
a
green
energy
company
.
After
reading
about
solar
panels
,
Maria
decided
to
invest
her
savings
in
a
green
energy
company
.
•
We
are
investing
a
lot
of
time
in
learning
Japanese
before
our
trip
.
We
are
investing
a
lot
of
time
in
learning
Japanese
before
our
trip
.
From
Latin
"
investire
"
meaning
"
to
clothe
,
dress
,
surround
",
later
used
figuratively
for
placing
money
into
something
.
verb
to
formally
give
someone
or
something
a
particular
power
,
right
,
or
quality
•
The
constitution
invests
the
president
with
the
power
to
veto
laws
.
The
constitution
invests
the
president
with
the
power
to
veto
laws
.
•
Her
warm
voice
invested
the
story
with
deep
emotion
.
Her
warm
voice
invested
the
story
with
deep
emotion
.
verb
to
surround
a
place
with
armed
forces
in
order
to
capture
it
or
force
it
to
surrender
•
The
army
invested
the
fortress
,
cutting
off
all
supplies
.
The
army
invested
the
fortress
,
cutting
off
all
supplies
.
•
For
weeks
,
enemy
troops
have
been
investing
the
coastal
city
.
For
weeks
,
enemy
troops
have
been
investing
the
coastal
city
.
investigation
noun
the
act
or
process
of
carefully
examining
a
situation
,
crime
,
problem
,
or
idea
to
discover
the
truth
or
gather
facts
•
Police
opened
an
investigation
after
valuables
went
missing
from
the
museum
.
Police
opened
an
investigation
after
valuables
went
missing
from
the
museum
.
•
Her
science
fair
project
sparked
an
investigation
into
how
different
soils
affect
plant
growth
.
Her
science
fair
project
sparked
an
investigation
into
how
different
soils
affect
plant
growth
.
From
Latin
investigatio
(
a
searching
into
),
from
investigare
"
to
trace
out
,
search
after
,"
from
in-
"
in
"
+
vestigare
"
to
track
,
trace
."
investment
noun
-
investment
the
act
of
putting
money
,
time
,
effort
,
or
other
resources
into
something
in
the
hope
of
gaining
a
future
benefit
or
profit
•
Regular
investment
in
your
education
can
open
many
doors
in
your
career
.
Regular
investment
in
your
education
can
open
many
doors
in
your
career
.
•
The
government
announced
a
huge
investment
in
renewable
energy
projects
.
The
government
announced
a
huge
investment
in
renewable
energy
projects
.
Borrowed
in
the
early
17th
century
from
the
verb
“
invest
”
+
“
-ment
”,
originally
denoting
the
act
of
clothing
or
surrounding
,
later
shifting
to
the
financial
sense
.
noun
something
—
such
as
money
,
property
,
or
a
purchase
—
that
is
put
into
a
venture
with
the
expectation
it
will
gain
value
or
bring
a
useful
return
•
Maria's
bookstore
turned
out
to
be
a
smart
investment
that
doubled
in
value
.
Maria's
bookstore
turned
out
to
be
a
smart
investment
that
doubled
in
value
.
•
He
keeps
a
separate
file
for
each
stock
investment
he
owns
.
He
keeps
a
separate
file
for
each
stock
investment
he
owns
.
See
etymology
for
Sense
1
;
the
meaning
widened
to
include
the
thing
invested
by
the
mid-19th
century
.
investigate
verb
-
investigate
,
investigating
,
investigates
,
investigated
to
look
into
something
carefully
so
you
can
discover
the
facts
and
understand
it
fully
•
The
scientist
investigated
the
strange
humming
coming
from
the
laboratory
machine
.
The
scientist
investigated
the
strange
humming
coming
from
the
laboratory
machine
.
•
We
plan
to
investigate
how
different
diets
affect
people
’
s
energy
levels
.
We
plan
to
investigate
how
different
diets
affect
people
’
s
energy
levels
.
Late
15th
century
from
Latin
investigare
‘
to
trace
out
’ (
from
in-
‘
into
’
+
vestigare
‘
track
,
trace
’).
verb
-
investigate
,
investigating
,
investigates
,
investigated
to
carry
out
an
official
inquiry
into
a
crime
,
accident
,
or
problem
to
find
out
who
is
responsible
or
what
happened
•
Detectives
are
investigating
the
theft
of
priceless
art
from
the
museum
.
Detectives
are
investigating
the
theft
of
priceless
art
from
the
museum
.
•
The
committee
will
investigate
whether
safety
rules
were
broken
.
The
committee
will
investigate
whether
safety
rules
were
broken
.
Late
15th
century
from
Latin
investigare
‘
to
trace
out
’.
The
sense
of
official
inquiry
developed
in
the
19th
century
with
modern
policing
.
investor
noun
a
person
or
organization
that
puts
money
,
time
,
or
effort
into
a
business
,
project
,
or
asset
hoping
to
make
a
profit
or
gain
•
The
investor
bought
shares
in
several
technology
companies
.
The
investor
bought
shares
in
several
technology
companies
.
•
A
cautious
investor
always
studies
the
market
before
risking
money
.
A
cautious
investor
always
studies
the
market
before
risking
money
.
From
the
verb
invest
+
-or
,
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
17th
century
to
describe
someone
who
commits
funds
for
profit
.
investigator
noun
a
person
whose
job
is
to
discover
the
facts
about
a
crime
,
accident
,
or
mystery
•
The
investigator
carefully
photographed
the
footprints
at
the
deserted
warehouse
.
The
investigator
carefully
photographed
the
footprints
at
the
deserted
warehouse
.
•
Neighbors
watched
as
an
investigator
collected
fingerprints
from
the
broken
window
.
Neighbors
watched
as
an
investigator
collected
fingerprints
from
the
broken
window
.
noun
a
scientist
or
scholar
who
designs
and
leads
a
research
study
•
The
lead
investigator
presented
the
study's
findings
at
the
medical
conference
.
The
lead
investigator
presented
the
study's
findings
at
the
medical
conference
.
•
Each
investigator
must
obtain
approval
from
the
ethics
committee
before
starting
the
trial
.
Each
investigator
must
obtain
approval
from
the
ethics
committee
before
starting
the
trial
.