invest

1. (transitive, dated) To clothe or wrap (with garments).Examples: "He was but shabbily apparelled in faded jacket and patched trowsers; a rag of a black handkerchief investing his neck."datedtransitive

2. (intransitive, obsolete) To put on (clothing).Examples: "Cannot find one this girdle to invest!"Synonyms: beclotheintransitiveobsolete

3. (intransitive) To make investments.intransitive

4. (metallurgy) To prepare for lost wax casting by creating an investment mold (a mixture of a silica sand and plaster).

5. (intransitive) To cause to be involved in; to cause to form strong attachments to.Examples: "From early on in his career, Zola's work as a critic revealed just how heavily he was invested in the literary “dream of stone.”"; "She knew from watching him grow up that he didn't let that many people too close to him, but once he did, he was invested in that relationship."; "We decided that it was because he trusted the core beliefs of the Conservative Party, and he was invested in their vision of change in the NorthWest of England where he comes from."intransitive

6. (Spanish politics) To inaugurate the Prime Minister of Spain after a successful parliamentary vote.Examples: "The outcome also makes it very difficult for Feijóo to become the next PM, because he does not have the support to be invested as such, unless there are changes in the initial positions of key players such as the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV)."Spanish