invest with

invest with
phrasal verb [transitive, usually passive]
Word forms "invest with":
present tense I/you/we/they invest with he/she/it invests with present participle investing with past tense invested with past participle invested with formal
1) invest something/someone with something to give something or someone a particular quality

Nature has invested these animals with a capacity for not showing fear.

2) invest something/someone with something to give a person or organization power, influence, or authority

The Secret Service is invested with the authority to guard the president and his family.


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