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| cathect |
in psychoanalysis, to invest feeling or emotion in someone or something external to oneself. |
| crown |
to invest with sovereign power; enthrone. [1/21 definitions] |
| embark |
to involve or invest in a venture. [1/4 definitions] |
| investable |
combined form of invest. |
| plunge |
(informal) to speculate, or invest money recklessly. [1/8 definitions] |
| rusticate |
to invest with rustic manners, appearance, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| sink |
to place (money) in a venture; invest. [1/11 definitions] |
| tranche |
one of several portions of a bond or other financial product that has been separated out by risk, maturity, or other factors so as to suit the needs of different investors who could not invest in the whole. [1/2 definitions] |
| vest |
to place something in the possession or control of; invest or endow. [1/8 definitions] |
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