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invest

[in-vest] / ɪnˈvɛst /
VERB
contribute money to make money
Synonyms
STRONGEST
devote lend provide spend supply
STRONG
advance back bankroll endow endue entrust imbue infuse loan plunge sink stake
WEAK
buy into buy stock get into go in for lay out pick up the tab plow back into put in put up dough salt away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
take
STRONG
increase rise
WEAK
divest take away take out
VERB
give power or authority
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adopt establish install
STRONG
authorize bequeath charge consecrate empower endow endue enthrone honor inaugurate induct initiate license ordain sanction vest
WEAK
instate
Antonyms
STRONG
close disallow disapprove end refuse reject take
WEAK
divest take away take out

Example Sentences

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Last month, he appeared on US broadcaster NBC News to reveal government plans to allow Cubans living abroad to invest on the island.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

To invest in “the publick Funds” was to buy government securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The exhibition also serves a practical purpose: bringing art collectors into a city Mr. Wash says many have never visited — and encouraging them to invest in what comes next.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“These legal battles waste critical government resources and make it impossible for energy companies to plan and invest in new projects,” Hegseth told the committee.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

And Mother and Grandmother had decided to invest the money Father sent to us in buying more land and livestock.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.