From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
invest
v 1: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: invest,
put, commit, place] [ant: disinvest, divest]
2: give qualities or abilities to [syn: endow, indue,
gift, empower, invest, endue]
3: furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors [syn:
invest, clothe, adorn]
4: provide with power and authority; "They vested the council
with special rights" [syn: invest, vest, enthrone]
[ant: disinvest, divest]
5: place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position;
"there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
[syn: induct, invest, seat]