INVITE

invite

(noun) a colloquial expression for invitation; “he didn’t get no invite to the party”

invite, bid

(verb) ask someone in a friendly way to do something

invite, call for

(verb) request the participation or presence of; “The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference”

invite, ask in

(verb) ask to enter; “We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee”

receive, take in, invite

(verb) express willingness to have in one’s home or environs; “The community warmly received the refugees”

invite, ask for

(verb) increase the likelihood of; “ask for trouble”; “invite criticism”

tempt, invite

(verb) give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; “the window displays tempted the shoppers”

invite, ask over, ask round

(verb) invite someone to one’s house; “Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?”

invite, pay for

(verb) have as a guest; “I invited them to a restaurant”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

invite (third-person singular simple present invites, present participle inviting, simple past and past participle invited)

(transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.

(transitive) To request formally.

(transitive) To encourage.

(transitive) To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.

Synonyms

• (ask for the presence or participation of): ask out

• (request formally): ask, beseech, entreat, request

• (encourage): ask for, encourage, provoke

Etymology 2

Noun

invite (plural invites)

(informal) An invitation.

Source: Wiktionary

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In*vite", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inviting.] Etym: [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.

Definition: To give invitation. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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