It investeth a right of government.
Bacon.
6. (Mil.) To inclose; to surround or hem in with troops, so as to
intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay
siege to; as, to invest a town.
7. To lay out (money or capital) in business with the view of obtaining
an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank stock.
In*vest" (?), v. i. To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; --
usually followed by in.
In*vest"ient (?), a. [L. investiens, p. pr. of investire.] Covering;
clothing. [R.] Woodward.
In*ves"ti*ga*ble (?), a. [L. investigabilis. See Investigate.] Capable
or susceptible of being investigated; admitting research. Hooker.
In*ves"ti*ga*ble, a. [L. investigabilis. See In- not, and Vestigate.]
Unsearchable; inscrutable. [Obs.]
So unsearchable the judgment and so investigable the ways thereof.
Bale.
In*ves"ti*gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Investigated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Investigating.] [L. investigatus, p. p. of investigare to
investigate; pref. in- in + vestigare to track, trace. See Vestige.] 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.
In*ves"ti*gate, v. i. To pursue a course of investigation and study; to
make investigation.
In*ves`ti*ga"tion (?), n. [L. investigatio: cf. F. investigation.] The
act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up;
research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or
examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the
mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist.
In*ves"ti*ga*tive (?), a. Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious;
searching.
In*ves"ti*ga`tor (?), n. [L.: cf. F. investigateur.] One who searches
diligently into a subject.