Synonyms of invest

invest

verb

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffuse
• infuse
• imbue
• inoculate
• inculcate
• fill
• steep
• flood
• engrain
• indue
• charge
• endue
• plant
• animate
• ingrain
• overwhelm
• invigorate
• enliven
• instill
• drown
• saturate
• impregnate
• leaven
• submerge
• permeate
• pervade
• inundate
• implant
• deluge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deprive
• divest
• take (away)
• eliminate
• remove
• strip
• clear
• empty

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gift
• endow
• bless
• equip
• provide
• favor
• indue
• endue
• supply
• empower
• enable
• will
• enrich
• clothe
• grant
• enhance
• confer (on)
• bestow (on or upon)
• bequeath
• award
• heighten
• cover
• accord

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divest
• strip
• drain
• deplete
• exhaust
• dispossess
• stint
• skimp

3

as in to enable

to give official or legal power to

invested him with power of attorney

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enable
• empower
• authorize
• qualify
• allow
• certify
• license
• entitle
• permit
• warrant
• commission
• charter
• vest
• approve
• accredit
• licence
• endorse
• install
• initiate
• let
• affirm
• validate
• indorse
• sanction
• okay
• induct
• inaugurate
• confirm
• OK
• privilege
• instate
• enfranchise
• swear in
• clear
• credential

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevent
• disqualify
• stop
• discourage
• exclude
• deny
• hinder
• inhibit
• impede
• constrain
• shut out
• disallow
• obstruct
• block
• hold back
• prohibit
• ban
• bar
• forbid
• enjoin
• veto
• disenfranchise
• disbar
• outlaw
• disfranchise
• proscribe
• interdict

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothe
• dress
• habit
• costume
• rig (out)
• apparel
• toilet
• garment
• wrap
• deck (out)
• attire
• gown
• get up
• array
• suit
• furnish
• drape
• bedeck
• garb
• dress up
• equip
• enrobe
• tog (up or out)
• vesture
• robe
• jacket
• caparison
• do up
• tailor
• uniform
• outfit
• vest
• mantle
• cloak
• huddle
• swaddle
• hap
• swathe
• frock
• dress down
• habilitate
• enswathe
• accouter
• accoutre
• bedight
• underdress

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strip
• disarray
• disrobe
• undress
• divest
• uncover
• unveil
• untruss
• unclothe
• denude
• undrape

5

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• induct
• inaugurate
• install
• initiate
• seat
• baptize
• receive
• instate
• enlist
• consecrate
• enroll
• accept
• enrol
• enshrine
• admit
• swear in
• take in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• can
• terminate
• fire
• discharge
• muster out

6

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• besiege
• encircle
• attack
• beleaguer
• blockade
• lay siege to
• assault
• cut off
• insulate
• isolate
• confine
• leaguer
• barricade
• dam
• block
• assail
• beset
• quarantine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liberate
• release
• rescue
• free
• emancipate

7

as in to wrap

to surround or cover closely

nightfall invested the land

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrap
• enclose
• envelop
• encase
• involve
• shroud
• encompass
• inclose
• embrace
• bosom
• embed
• muffle
• encircle
• drape
• enwrap
• enfold
• enshroud
• mantle
• veil
• embower
• swathe
• embosom
• circumfuse
• lap
• imbed
• enswathe
• cocoon
• bower
• cloak
• curtain
• circle
• disguise
• overlay
• swaddle
• camouflage
• blanket
• mask
• overspread
• enwind
• enlace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expose
• strip
• bare
• denude

Examples of invest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company is investing $1 billion into expanding data centers in the state. —Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024

That could be part of why Musk is investing into Trump. —Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024

The state Democratic Party and the House Democrats’ campaign arm have invested greatly in the race. —Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024

Today, more than half of all U.S. households own mutual funds and more than half of those funds are passively invested. —Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024