Synonyms and Antonyms of invest
1
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
animate, charge, enliven, invigorate, leaven
implant, instill, plant
impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate
deluge, drown, fill, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge
2
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
equip, provide, supply
bestow (on or upon), clothe, confer (on), cover
accord, award, grant
empower, enable, enhance, enrich, heighten
bequeath, will
3
to give official or legal power to
- invested him with power of attorney
accredit, authorize, certify, charter [British], commission, empower, enable, license (also licence), qualify, vest, warrant
approve, clear, credential, endorse (also indorse), OK (or okay), sanction
affirm, confirm, validate
inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, instate, swear in
allow, let, permit
enfranchise, entitle, privilege
ban, bar, block, constrain, deny, disallow, disbar, discourage, disenfranchise, disfranchise, exclude, hinder, hold back, impede, inhibit, obstruct, prevent, shut out, stop
enjoin, forbid, interdict, outlaw, prohibit, proscribe, veto
4
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
apparel, array, attire, bedeck, caparison, clothe, costume, deck (out), do up, dress, dress up, enrobe, garb, garment, get up, gown, habit, rig (out), robe, suit, tog (up or out), toilet, vesture
cloak, frock, jacket, mantle, vest
drape, enswathe, hap [dialect], huddle, swaddle, swathe, wrap
accoutre (or accouter), bedight [archaic], equip, furnish, habilitate, outfit, tailor, uniform
dress down, underdress
5
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
6
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
barricade, block, cut off, dam, encircle
assail, assault, attack, beset
confine, insulate, isolate, quarantine
7
to surround or cover closely
- nightfall invested the land
bosom, bower, circumfuse, cocoon, embosom, embower, embrace, enclose (also inclose), encompass, enfold, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, involve, lap, mantle, muffle, shroud, swathe, veil, wrap
curtain, drape
embed (also imbed), encase
swaddle
blanket, overlay, overspread
camouflage, cloak, disguise, mask
circle, encircle, enlace, enwind
