Webster's Dictionary 1913

4564

Invertible (2)

In‐vert″i‐ble, a. [Pref. in- not + L. vertere to turn + -ible.] Incapable of being turned or changed.An indurate and invertible conscience. Cranmer.

4565

Invertin

In‐vert″in (?), n.(Physiol. Chem.) An unorganized ferment which causes cane sugar to take up a molecule of water and be converted into invert sugar.

4566

Invest

In‐vest″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Invested; p. pr. & vb. n.Investing.] [L. investire, investitum; pref. in- in + vestire to clothe, fr. vestis clothing: cf. F. investir. See Vest...

4567

Invest (2)

In‐vest″ (?), v. i. To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; — usually followed by in.

4568

Investient

In‐vest″ient (?), a. [L. investiens, p. pr. of investire.] Covering; clothing. Woodward.

4569

Investigable

In‐ves″ti‐ga‐ble (?), a. [L. investigabilis. See Investigate.] Capable or susceptible of being investigated; admitting research. Hooker.

4570

Investigable (2)

In‐ves″ti‐ga‐ble, a. [L. investigabilis. See In- not, and Vestigate.] Unsearchable; inscrutable.So unsearchable the judgment and so investigable the ways thereof. Bale.

4571

Investigate

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,...

4572

Investigate (2)

In‐ves″ti‐gate, v. i. To pursue a course of investigation and study; to make investigation.

4573

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. patien...

4574

Investigative

In‐ves″ti‐ga‐tive (?), a. Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.

4575

Investigator

In‐ves″ti‐ga′tor (?), n. [L.: cf. F. investigateur.] One who searches diligently into a subject.

4576

Investiture

In‐ves″ti‐ture (?; 135), n. [LL. investitura: cf. F. investiture.]1. The act or ceremony of investing, or the state of being invested, as with an office; a giving possession; al...

4577

Investive

In‐vest″ive (?), a. Investing. Mir. for Mag.

4578

Investment

In‐vest″ment (?), n. 1. The act of investing, or the state of being invested.2. That with which anyone is invested; a vestment.Whose white investments figure innocence. Shak.3. ...

4579

Investor

In‐vest″or (?), n. One who invests.

4580

Investure

In‐ves″ture (?; 135), n. Investiture; investment. Bp. Burnet.

4581

Investure (2)

In‐ves″ture, v. t. To clothe; to invest; to install. “Monks... investured in their copes.” Fuller.

4582

Inveteracy

In‐vet″er‐a‐cy (?), n. [From Inveterate.]1. Firm establishment by long continuance; firmness or deep-rooted obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by time; as, the inveterac...

4583

Inveterate

In‐vet″er‐ate (?), a. [L. inveteratus, p. p. of inveterare to render old; pref. in- in + vetus, veteris, old. See Veteran.]1. Old; long-established.It is an inveterate and recei...

4584

Inveterate (2)

In‐vet″er‐ate (?), v. t. To fix and settle by long continuance. Bacon.

4585

Inveterately

In‐vet″er‐ate‐ly (?), adv. In an inveterate manner or degree. “Inveterately tough.” Hawthorne.

4586

Inveterateness

In‐vet″er‐ate‐ness, n. Inveteracy. Sir T. Browne.

4587

Inveteration

In‐vet′er‐a″tion (?), n. [L. inveteratio.] The act of making inveterate. Bailey.

4588

Invict

In‐vict″ (?), a. [L. invictus. See In- not, and Victor.] Invincible. Joye.

4589

Invidious

In‐vid″i‐ous (?), a. [L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See Envy, and cf. Envious.]1. Envious; malignant. Evelyn.2. Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable.Such a person appeareth in...

4590

Invigilance

{ In‐vig″i‐lance (?), In‐vig″i‐lan‐cy (?), } n. [in- not + vigilance: cf. OF. invigilance.] Want of vigilance; neglect of watching; carelessness.