■ verb
1》 put money into financial schemes, shares, or property with the expectation of achieving a profit.
↘devote (one's time or energy) to an undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result.
↘( ~ in ) informal buy (a product) whose usefulness will repay the cost.
2》 ( ~ someone/thing with ) endow someone or something with (a particular quality or attribute).
↘endow someone with (a rank or office).
↘( ~ something in ) establish a right or power in.
3》 archaic clothe or cover with a garment.
4》 archaic surround (a place) in order to besiege or blockade it.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~ible adjective
~or noun
Origin
C16: from Fr. ~ir or L. ~ire , from in- 'into, upon' + vestire 'clothe'; sense 1 is influenced by Ital. ~ire .