The constitution invests the vice president with the authority to act on the president's behalf in certain conditions.
•The state has invested me with the authority to unite this couple in marriage.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
invest someone/thing with — endow someone or something with (a particular quality or attribute). → invest … English new terms dictionary
keep faith with something — keep faith with (something/someone) formal to continue to support an idea or person, especially by doing what you promised to do. Has the company kept faith with its promise to invest in training? … New idioms dictionary
invest — in|vest [ ın vest ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to use your money with the goal of making a profit from it, for example by buying property or buying STOCK in a company: How much do you have to invest? invest in: He began investing in the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
invest — [[t]ɪnve̱st[/t]] ♦♦♦ invests, investing, invested 1) VERB If you invest in something, or if you invest a sum of money, you use your money in a way that you hope will increase its value, for example by paying it into a bank, or buying shares or… … English dictionary
invest with — phrasal verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms invest with : present tense I/you/we/they invest with he/she/it invests with present participle investing with past tense invested with past participle invested with formal 1) invest… … English dictionary
invest — ► VERB 1) put money into financial schemes, shares, or property with the expectation of achieving a profit. 2) devote (time or energy) to an undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result. 3) (invest in) informal buy (something) whose… … English terms dictionary
invest — in|vest W3 [ınˈvest] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: investire to dress, invest , from Latin, to dress , from vestis piece of clothing ] 1.) [I and T] to buy shares, property, or goods because you hope that the value will increase and you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
invest — 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. ↘(invest in) informal buy (a product)… … English new terms dictionary
invest — in·vest 1 /in vest/ vt [Medieval Latin investire, from Latin, to clothe, from in in + vestis garment] 1: to install in an office or position 2 a: to furnish with or formally grant power or authority b: to grant someone control or authority over:… … Law dictionary
keep faith with someone — keep faith with (something/someone) formal to continue to support an idea or person, especially by doing what you promised to do. Has the company kept faith with its promise to invest in training? … New idioms dictionary
keep faith with — (something/someone) formal to continue to support an idea or person, especially by doing what you promised to do. Has the company kept faith with its promise to invest in training? … New idioms dictionary
