About The Word Invite

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Invite

Invite Meaning & Definition
Invite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Invite?

[n] a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party"
[v] ask someone in a friendly way to do something
[v] request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
[v] increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
[v] ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
[v] express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
[v] give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"
[v] invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
[v] have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Invite: ask for | ask in | ask over | ask round | bid | call for | pay for | receive | take in | tempt

Related Terms | Find terms related to Invite: abet | acquire | affect the interest | aid and abet | appeal | ask | ask for | attract | be attractive | be responsible for | beckon | bid | bid come | biddance | bidding | bring down | bring on | bring upon | call | call in | calling | concern | contract | countenance | court | encourage | engage | engraved invitation | entice | excite | excite interest | fall in with | fall into | fascinate | feed | fetch | foster | gain | get | give encouragement | incur | interest | inveigle | invitation | involve in | issue an invitation | keep in countenance | lure | nourish | nurture | pique | provoke | run | solicit | stimulate | summon | summons | tantalize | tease | tempt | tickle | titillate | welcome | whet the appetite | woo

See Also | allure | arouse | ask out | assume | bespeak | bespeak | bespeak | call for | call for | call in | challenge | elicit | enkindle | evoke | excite | fire | interact | invitation | invite out | kindle | provoke | quest | quest | quest | raise | request | request | request | see | shake | shake up | stimulate | stir | take out | tempt | welcome

Invite In Webster's Dictionary

\In*vite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inviting}.] [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See {Vie}.] 1. To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment or visit; to request the company of; as, to invite to dinner, or a wedding, or an excursion. So many guests invite as here are writ. --Shak. I invite his Grace of Castle Rackrent to reflect on this. --Carlyle. 2. To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract. To inveigle and invite the unwary sense. --Milton. Shady groves, that easy sleep invite. --Dryden. There no delusive hope invites despair. --Cowper. 3. To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism. Syn: To solicit; bid; call; ask; summon; allure; attract; entice; persuade.
\In*vite"\, v. i. To give invitation. --Milton.

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