apparel vs invest

apparel

verb
  • To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out. 

  • To dress or clothe; to attire. 

  • To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental 

noun
  • A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments. 

  • The furniture of a ship, such as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc. 

  • Clothing. 

  • Aspect, guise, form. 

invest

verb
  • To envelop, wrap, cover. 

  • To surround, accompany, or attend. 

  • To spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose; used with in. 

  • To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain. 

  • To ceremonially install someone in some office. 

  • To lay siege to. 

  • To be involved in; to form strong attachments to. 

  • To prepare for lost wax casting by creating an investment mold (a mixture of a silica sand and plaster). 

  • To make investments. 

  • To formally give (someone) some power or authority. 

  • To formally give (power or authority). 

noun
  • An unnamed tropical weather pattern "to investigate" for development into a significant (named) system. 

How often have the words apparel and invest occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )