Invest Definition
Origin of Invest
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From Italian investire and from French investir both from Latin investīre to clothe, surround in- in in–2 vestīre to clothe (from vestis clothes wes-2 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French investir, from Latin investio (“to clothe, cover”), from in- (“in, on”) + vestio (“to clothe, dress”), from vestis (“clothing”); see vest.
From Wiktionary
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From investigate, by shortening
From Wiktionary
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