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invite
- 1) verb, to ask (a person or persons) in a friendly or polite way (to do something, attend an event, etc)
- 2) verb, to make a request for, esp publicly or formally
- 3) verb, to bring on or provoke; give occasion for
- 4) verb, to welcome or tempt
- 5) noun, an informal word for invitation
Etymology
C16: from Latin invītāre to invite, entertain, from in-2 + -vītāre, probably related to Greek hiesthai to be desirous of
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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ask, bid, summon, request, seek, call forth, ask for, petition, solicit, encourage, attract, cause, draw, court, ask for (informal), generate, foster, tempt, provoke, induce, solicit, engender, allure, call forth