n. The act of depriving of investiture. [ Obs. ] Ogilvie. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Can not find one this girdle to invest. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
I do invest you jointly with my power. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Awe such as must always invest the spectacle of the guilt. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
It investeth a right of government. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To make an investment;
a. [ L. investiens, p. pr. of investire. ] Covering; clothing. [ R. ] Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. investigabilis. See Investigate. ] Capable or susceptible of being investigated; admitting research. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. investigabilis. See In- not, and Vestigate. ] Unsearchable; inscrutable. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
So unsearchable the judgment and so investigable the ways thereof. Bale. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To pursue a course of investigation and study; to make investigation. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically.
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;
a. Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L.: cf. F. investigateur. ] One who searches diligently into a subject. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. Of or pertaining to an investigation; accomplished by investigation; designed to find information or ascertain facts;
n. the act or process of expending resources, especially money, to achieve rewards.
n. [ LL. investitura: cf. F. investiture. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
He had refused to yield up to the pope the investiture of bishops. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
The grant of land or a feud was perfected by the ceremony of corporal investiture, or open delivery of possession. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
While we yet have on
Our gross investiture of mortal weeds. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Investing. [ R. ] Mir. for Mag. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Whose white investments figure innocence. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The capitulation was signed by the commander of the fort within six days after its investments. Marshall. [ 1913 Webster ]
Before the investment could be made, a change of the market might render it ineligible. A. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]
An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who invests. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Investiture; investment. [ Obs. ] Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To clothe; to invest; to install. [ Obs. ] “Monks . . . investured in their copes.” Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To invest again or anew. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To investigate again. --
n. The act of investing anew; a second or repeated investment. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An outer vestment or garment. [ R. ] Bp. Horne. [ 1913 Webster ]
See high.
See honorable.
See hopeful.
See hostile.
See hurt.
See hhurtful.
See hygienic.
See ideal.
See idle.
See illusory.
See imaginable.
See imaginative.
See immortal.
See implicit.
See important.
See impressible. See >Unimpressible.
See impressionable.
See improvable.
See impugnable.
See incidental.
See increasable.
See indifferent.
See indulgent.
See industrious.
See inflammable.
See influential.
See ingenious.
See ingenuous.
See inhabitable.
See injurious.
See inquisitive.
See instructive.
See intelligent.
See intelligible.
See intentional.
See interesting.
See interpretable.
See inventive.
See investigable.
See jealous.
See joyful.
See joyous.
See justifiable.
See kingly.
See knightly.
See knotty.
See knowable.
See laborious.
See ladylike.
See level.
See libidinous.
See lightsome.
See limber.
See lineal.
See logical.
See lordly.
See losable.
See lovable.
See lucent.
See luminous.
See lustrous.
See lusty.
See maidenly.
See makable.
See malleable.
See manageable.
See manful.
See manlike.
See manly.
See marketable.
See marriable.
See marriageable.
See marvelous.
See masculine.
See matchable.
See matronlike.
See meek.
See meet.
See melodious.
See mendable.
See mentionable.
See mercenary.
See merciable.
See meritable.
See merry.
See metaphorical.
See mighty.
See mild.
See military.
See mindful.
See mingleable.
See miraculous.
See miry.
See mitigable.
See modifiable.
See modish.
See moist.
See monkish.
See motherly.
See muscular.
See musical.
See mysterious.
See namable.
See native.
See navigable.
See needful.
See negotiable.
See niggard.
See noble.
See objectionable.
[ 1913 Webster ]