investir

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin investīre. Doublet of envestir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [im.bəsˈti] IPA(key): (Balearic) [iɱ.vəsˈti] IPA(key): (Valencia) [iɱ.vesˈtiɾ] === Verb === investir (first-person singular present investeixo, first-person singular preterite investí, past participle investit) to invest (to ceremonially install someone in some office) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== investiment ==== Related terms ==== investidura vestir === Further reading === “investir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “investir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “investir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “investir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin investīre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.vɛs.tiʁ/ === Verb === investir to invest to lay siege to, to besiege to install into office, to vest, to give formal authority to ==== Conjugation ==== 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-. ==== Related terms ==== investissement === Further reading === “investir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === vitrines == Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin investiō, investīre. === Verb === 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) to invest (commit money or effort) to invest (ceremonially install someone in some office) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “investir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “investir”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin investīre. === Pronunciation === Homophone: investi (Brazil) === Verb === investir (first-person singular present invisto, third-person singular present investe, first-person singular preterite investi, past participle investido) to invest (commit money or effort) Synonyms: empatar, embaraçar to charge (move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat) Synonyms: atacar, acometer, arremeter to invest (ceremonially install someone in some office) Synonyms: nomear, empossar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “investir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === envestir === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin investīre. Doublet of embestir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /imbesˈtiɾ/ [ĩm.besˈt̪iɾ] Rhymes: -iɾ Syllabification: in‧ves‧tir === Verb === investir (first-person singular present invisto, first-person singular preterite investí, past participle investido) (transitive) to invest (to ceremonially install someone in some office) (considered incorrect) to invest (to commit money or effort) Synonym: invertir ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “investir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025