Defn: To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; — usually followed by in.
INVESTIENT
In*vest"ient, a. Etym: [L. investiens, p. pr. of investire.]
Defn: Covering; clothing. [R.] Woodward.
INVESTIGABLE
In*ves"ti*ga*ble, a. Etym: [L. investigabilis. See Investigate.]
Defn: Capable or susceptible of being investigated; admitting research. Hooker.
INVESTIGABLE
In*ves"ti*ga*ble, a. Etym: [L. investigabilis. See In- not, and
Vestigate.]
Defn: Unsearchable; inscrutable. [Obs.]
So unsearchable the judgment and so investigable the ways thereof.
Bale.
INVESTIGATE
In*ves"ti*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Investigated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Investigating.] Etym: [L. investigatus, p. p. of investigare to
investigate; pref. in- in + vestigare to track, trace. See Vestige.]
Defn: To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and examine into with care and accuracy; to find out by careful inquisition; as, to investigate the causes of natural phenomena.
INVESTIGATE
In*ves"ti*gate, v. i.