From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinvest somebody/something with something phrasal verb formal1 POWERto officially give someone power to do something Jody has invested Alan with great power over her career.2 GIVEto make someone or something seem to have a particular quality or character Richard’s heavy-rimmed glasses invested him with an air of intelligence. → invest→ See Verb table
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invest with • Demographic factors clearly bullish, with retirement worries pushing more and more baby boomers to invest.• When the potential yield on investment begins to exceed the cost and trouble of investing, then money balances should be invested.• Individuals tended to invest more, with an increased demand for certificates of deposit.• What is needed today is that sum which, invested, will with interest amount to £100 in one year.• Mr Kern likens the current climate for microcap funds to the 1980s, when small-cap investing gained momentum with mutual-fund families.• Now 20 percent of the portfolio may be invested in issues with no yield.• We commentators like to invest politics with romance.• All investing parties should use their influence to ensure that companies in which they have invested comply with the code. 5. 