verb
1.
Synonyms: initiate 3, inaugurate, induct, install, instate
Related Word: endow, endue; consecrate, honor
Antonyms: divest, strip
2.
to make a formal grant of power or authority
the Constitution invests the Congress with taxation powers
Synonyms: authorize, empower, vest
Related Word: bequeath, endow
Contrasted words: hold back, keep back, reserve, withhold
Antonyms: divest
3.
Synonyms: enfold 1, enclose, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, shroud, veil, wrap
4.
Synonyms: besiege , beleaguer, beset, blockade
5.
Synonyms: infuse 1, imbue, ingrain, inoculate, leaven, steep, suffuse