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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a colloquial expression for invitation;
- Example: "he didn't get no invite to the party"


VERB (8)

1. increase the likelihood of;
- Example: "ask for trouble"
- Example: "invite criticism"
[syn: invite, ask for]

2. invite someone to one's house;
- Example: "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
[syn: invite, ask over, ask round]

3. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting;
- Example: "the window displays tempted the shoppers"
[syn: tempt, invite]

4. ask someone in a friendly way to do something;
[syn: invite, bid]

5. have as a guest;
- Example: "I invited them to a restaurant"
[syn: invite, pay for]

6. ask to enter;
- Example: "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
[syn: invite, ask in]

7. request the participation or presence of;
- Example: "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
[syn: invite, call for]

8. express willingness to have in one's home or environs;
- Example: "The community warmly received the refugees"
[syn: receive, take in, invite]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Invite \In*vite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invited; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Inviting.] [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See Vie.]
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   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.
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            So many guests invite as here are writ. --Shak.
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            I invite his Grace of Castle Rackrent to reflect on
            this.                                 --Carlyle.
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   2. To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by
      pleasure or hope; to attract.
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            To inveigle and invite the unwary sense. --Milton.
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            Shady groves, that easy sleep invite. --Dryden.
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            There no delusive hope invites despair. --Cowper.
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   3. To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism.

   Syn: To solicit; bid; call; ask; summon; allure; attract;
        entice; persuade.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Invite \In*vite"\, v. i.
   To give invitation. --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

invite
    n 1: a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no
         invite to the party"
    v 1: increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite
         criticism" [syn: invite, ask for]
    2: invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner
       on Sunday night?" [syn: invite, ask over, ask round]
    3: give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the
       window displays tempted the shoppers" [syn: tempt,
       invite]
    4: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: invite,
       bid]
    5: have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant" [syn:
       invite, pay for]
    6: ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of
       coffee" [syn: invite, ask in]
    7: request the participation or presence of; "The organizers
       invite submissions of papers for the conference" [syn:
       invite, call for]
    8: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The
       community warmly received the refugees" [syn: receive,
       take in, invite]