investir

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin investīre. Doublet of envestir.

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investir (first-person singular present investeixo, first-person singular preterite investí, past participle investit)

  1. to invest (to ceremonially install someone in some office)

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin investīre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.vɛs.tiʁ/
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Verb

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investir

  1. to invest
  2. to lay siege to, to besiege
  3. to install into office, to vest, to give formal authority to

Conjugation

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This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

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Galician

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin investiō, investīre.

Verb

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investir (first-person singular present invisto, third-person singular present inviste, first-person singular preterite investín, past participle investido)
investir (first-person singular present invisto, third-person singular present investe, first-person singular preterite investim or investi, past participle investido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to invest (commit money or effort)
  2. to invest (ceremonially install someone in some office)

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin investīre.

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investir (first-person singular present invisto, third-person singular present investe, first-person singular preterite investi, past participle investido)

  1. to invest (commit money or effort)
    Synonyms: empatar, embaraçar
  2. to charge (move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat)
    Synonyms: atacar, acometer, arremeter
  3. to invest (ceremonially install someone in some office)
    Synonyms: nomear, empossar

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin investīre. Doublet of embestir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /imbesˈtiɾ/ [ĩm.besˈt̪iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: in‧ves‧tir

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investir (first-person singular present invisto, first-person singular preterite investí, past participle investido)

  1. (transitive) to invest (to ceremonially install someone in some office)
    • 2015 September 14, “Baños acusa a Iglesias de querer dividir a los catalanes por su origen”, in El País[1]:
      El diputado de la CUP David Fernández añadió que “no hay un sólo documento donde esté previsto investir a Mas. No le haremos el juego.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (considered incorrect) to invest (to commit money or effort)
    Synonym: invertir

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