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as in to suffuse
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
invested the film with his own enthusiasm for the wonders of flight
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2
as in to gift
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute
a woman invested with the strong desire to make the world a better place
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3
as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
invested him with power of attorney
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as in to clothe
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
a fashion designer who has invested a number of the winners of the best actress award
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as in to induct
to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies
the beloved actor was finally invested as a knight by the queen
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as in to besiege
to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication
the city was mercilessly invested for an entire year, but never fell
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as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
nightfall invested the land
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Recent Examples of invest
Microsoft invests $150 million into Apple, extending a lifeline to the troubled Mac maker.
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Drew Brees, one of the first star NFL players to champion flag football and invest into the growth of the sport, isn’t convinced NFL players will have a wide presence in the LA28 Summer Olympics despite a recent approval that paves the way for their participation.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But given the country’s long history of not paying its debts and its chronic mismanagement, not even its closest allies are likely to invest.
—Andres Oppenheimer
september 17, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Currently, Apple has the largest data center in the Charlotte metro area with a size of 505,000 square feet in Maiden, and has invested over $4 billion in Catawba County.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
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Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Drew Brees, one of the first star NFL players to champion flag football and invest into the growth of the sport, isn’t convinced NFL players will have a wide presence in the LA28 Summer Olympics despite a recent approval that paves the way for their participation.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But given the country’s long history of not paying its debts and its chronic mismanagement, not even its closest allies are likely to invest.
—Andres Oppenheimer
september 17, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Currently, Apple has the largest data center in the Charlotte metro area with a size of 505,000 square feet in Maiden, and has invested over $4 billion in Catawba County.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invest
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The film certainly steers clear of Emmerichian overdrive, but it is suffused with hopelessness — on both an intimate and an epic scale.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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But the hot gas that suffused the space between the galaxies in each cluster would have crashed head-on.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Snag one for yourself, gift one to a friend, and hide it somewhere for a little December indulgence (just don’t forget where).—
Katie Ann Lehman,
StyleCaster,
18 Sep. 2025
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As a memento from the special day, Melania gifted each of the children a jar of honey from the White House, the Daily Mail reported.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That design enabled thick, high-loading cathodes.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Clarify how equity-centric design enables the organization to collectively go the distance regardless of environment, economical and legislative shifts and obstacles.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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My 8-year-old big sister, Lisa, clothed in her first communion dress and veil, her treasured rosary draped in her hands, lay motionless and cold amid the white silken lining, her head upon a white satin pillow.—
Patti Newton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Fans began cheering as soon as the guitar riffs started, and sang every word of Dua’s cover of the 1978 track with her and her band, all clad in black.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Soundgarden was chosen as part of this year’s class, but the drummer has already been inducted.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In 2011, he was inducted into the Mississippi State University Ring of Honor.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Through the first-person narration of his protagonist, Nicholas, a teenager suddenly besieged by anxiety, Clune conveys with uncanny vividness what a panic attack feels like.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Israel tried to take over Gaza City before in this war, besieging it and launching raids in its streets, but tens of thousands of people remained.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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This blaze is intense enough that firefighters used water lines to moisten the soil around trees and wrapped their trunks with fire-resistant foil blankets.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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Kacavas just wrapped the horror-satire Corporate Retreat alongside Sasha Lane, Odeya Rush, Ashton Sanders, Rosanna Arquette, and Alan Ruck.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This plaid throw blanket is the ideal accent to drape over an armchair, sofa, or at the end of a bed to infuse warmth and charm into a space.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Conversations about how to infuse new life into Ottenheimer Market Hall have been percolating since at least 2019, when a consulting firm produced a study of the space.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Invest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invest. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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