invite

Noun · Verb

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

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

a colloquial expression for invitation“he didn't get no invite to the party”

Verb (8)

increase the likelihood of“ask for trouble”“invite criticism”Synonyms: ask for
invite someone to one's house“Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?”Synonyms: ask over ask round
give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting“the window displays tempted the shoppers”Synonyms: tempt
ask someone in a friendly way to do somethingSynonyms: bid
have as a guest“I invited them to a restaurant”Synonyms: pay for
ask to enter“We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee”Synonyms: ask in
request the participation or presence of“The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference”Synonyms: call for
express willingness to have in one's home or environs“The community warmly received the refugees”Synonyms: receive take in

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Invite \In*vite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inviting.] [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See Vie.] [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

So many guests invite as here are writ.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

I invite his Grace of Castle Rackrent to reflect on this.— Carlyle.[1913 Webster]

2.To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract. [1913 Webster]

To inveigle and invite the unwary sense.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

Shady groves, that easy sleep invite.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

There no delusive hope invites despair.— Cowper.[1913 Webster]

3.To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism.

Syn: To solicit; bid; call; ask; summon; allure; attract; entice; persuade. [1913 Webster]

Invite \In*vite"\, v. i. To give invitation. --Milton. [1913 Webster]