Antonyms for invest
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1. invest, put, commit, placeverb

   make an investment

   "Put money into bonds"

   Antonyms:
   divest, disinvest

   Synonyms:
   dedicate, seat, institutionalize, empower, put, endue, localize, perpetrate, intrust, trust, commit, enthrone, target, vest, post, station, place, frame, point, come in, gift, position, grade, arrange, adorn, assign, pull, lay, institutionalise, give, aim, cast, devote, redact, couch, identify, direct, charge, practice, endow, indue, site, set up, confide, rank, consecrate, rate, clothe, send, induct, entrust, come out, set, order, locate, pose, localise, range

2. endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endueverb

   give qualities or abilities to

   Antonyms:
   divest, disinvest

   Synonyms:
   vest, put, endue, induct, adorn, authorize, place, clothe, enthrone, dower, endow, present, gift, give, empower, indue, commit, authorise, seat

3. invest, clothe, adornverb

   furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

   Antonyms:
   disinvest, divest

   Synonyms:
   put, endue, induct, habilitate, robe, tog, adorn, apparel, grace, deck, decorate, place, clothe, enthrone, beautify, endow, garb, gift, empower, vest, dress, indue, fit out, enclothe, raiment, commit, garment, cloak, seat, drape, embellish, ornament

4. invest, vest, enthroneverb

   provide with power and authority

   "They vested the council with special rights"

   Antonyms:
   disinvest, divest

   Synonyms:
   put, endue, induct, robe, adorn, place, clothe, enthrone, endow, gift, empower, vest, indue, commit, seat, throne

5. induct, invest, seatverb

   place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

   "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"

   Antonyms:
   divest, disinvest

   Synonyms:
   put, endue, induct, adorn, place, clothe, enthrone, endow, gift, empower, vest, sit, indue, commit, seat, initiate, induce, sit down

How to use invest in a sentence?

1. Ryan Costello:

   If we're not investing in our safety for the Northeast Corridor, we're not doing what we should be doing down here, we need to continue to invest in our passenger rail system... a critical piece of the economy in the Northeast part of the country.

2. Sam Korus:

   Innovation takes hold in tumultuous times, no one wants to invest in new technology when everything is going well... but as soon as there is that crisis, it provides that catalyst to invest in new technologies.

3. Clinton Lacey:

   We are demonstrating that if you invest in the communities that have traditionally been seen as the source of the problem or pathology, that if you shift the focus from seeing them as negative actors who produce problems, it's clear that within those communities are people with expertise and solutions. That's what the credible messenger represents.

4. Barack Obama:

   Until we know for certain what caused this tragedy, I just want to reiterate what I have already said: That we are a growing country, with a growing economy, we need to invest in the infrastructure that keeps up that way and not just when something bad happens like a bridge collapse or a train derailment but all the time. That's what great nations do.

5. Isabelle Mateos y Lago:

   We definitely do our part in terms of our research and all the discussions we have on a regular basis with our clients to tell them, ‘Based on our analysis EM is a great place to invest right now,' but ultimately it’s their decision.

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