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vest

v. provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights"

put, place, commit

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

clothe, adorn

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

gift, endow, empower, indue, endue

v. give qualities or abilities to

put up, contribute

v. provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount"

donate, make a donation of

v. give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

sequester, seize, attach, impound, confiscate

v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

portion, assign, allot

v. give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

charge, commit, send, institutionalize

v. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

deal, portion, lot, dispense, distribute, dish out, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, share out, deal out, shell out

v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

finance

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

fund, set up a fund

v. convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

offer, proffer, present for acceptance

v. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"

present, submit, give formally

v. hand over formally

fund, pay for

v. furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"

deal, portion, lot, dispense, distribute, dish out, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, share out, deal out, shell out

v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

grant, yield, concede, cede

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

grant, accord, allot

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

give, dedicate, devote, commit

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

grant, allow

v. let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

bring, add, impart, contribute, bestow, lend

v. bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"

deprive of status, divest

v. deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"

divest

v. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa"

draw, take out, withdraw

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

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