Invite

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To ask for the presence or participation of: invite friends to dinner; invite writers to a conference.
  • v. To request formally: invited us to be seated.
  • v. To welcome; encourage: invite questions from the audience.
  • v. To tend to bring on; provoke: "Divisions at home would invite dangers from abroad” ( John Jay).
  • v. To entice; tempt.
  • n. Informal An invitation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
  • v. To request formally.
  • v. To encourage.
  • n. An invitation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. 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.
  • v. To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.
  • v. To give occasion for.
  • verb-intransitive. To give invitation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To solicit to come, attend, or do something; request the presence, company, or action of; summon because of desire, favor, or courtesy: as, to invite a friend to dinner; to invite one to dance.
  • To present allurement or incitement to; draw on or induce by temptation; solicit; incite.
  • Synonyms Convoke, Bid, etc. See call.
  • To offer invitation or enticement; attract.
  • n. An invitation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. increase the likelihood of
  • v. request the participation or presence of
  • v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something
  • n. a colloquial expression for invitation
  • v. invite someone to one's house
  • v. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
  • v. express willingness to have in one's home or environs
  • v. ask to enter
  • v. have as a guest
  • Verb Form
    invited    invitees    invites    inviting   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    elicit    evoke    raise    arouse    enkindle    provoke    fire    kindle    call for    request   
    Cross Reference
    attract    entice    allow   
    Hyponym
    see    absorb    induct    assume    welcome   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ask    request    bid    summon    allure    attract   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bright    Dwight    Knight    Night    White    Wight    Wright    alight    allright    alright   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    estoit    confie    joue    n'avait    Donne    rendu    attaque    Aimee    montre    été