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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
.