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Definition of Invite

1. Noun. A colloquial expression for invitation. "He didn't get no invite to the party"

2. Verb. Increase the likelihood of. "Invite criticism"

3. Verb. Invite someone to one's house. "They invite him to write the letter"; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"

4. Verb. Give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting. "The window displays tempted the shoppers"

5. Verb. Ask someone in a friendly way to do something. "They invite him to write the letter"

6. Verb. Have as a guest. ; "I invited them to a restaurant"

7. Verb. Ask to enter. "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"

8. Verb. Request the participation or presence of. "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"

9. Verb. Express willingness to have in one's home or environs. "Sam cannot invite Sue "; "The community warmly received the refugees"

Definition of Invite

1. v. t. 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.

2. v. i. To give invitation.

Definition of Invite

1. Verb. (transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To request formally. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To encourage. ¹

4. Noun. (informal) An invitation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Invite

1. to request the presence of [v -VITED, -VITING, -VITES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Invite

invisible spectrum invisibleness invisiblenesses invisibles invisibly invision inviso invital invitation invitational

invitationally invitationals invitations invitatories invitatory invite (current term) invite out invited invitee invitees

invitement invitements inviter inviters invites inviteth invitingly invitingness invitings

Literary usage of Invite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"Vet have they many baits and guileful spells To inveigle and invite the unwary sense ;' Milton, Comus, 537, 538. And see Spenser, FQ i. lì. 32. ..."

2. The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton (1913)
"Far from continuing to see Undine through her French friends' eyes she would probably invite them to view her compatriot through the searching lens of her ..."

3. The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1830)
"... bringing along with them the clusters of grapes, and delicious fruits, that might invite their companions into the pleasant country which produced them. ..."

4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"... 83 ' with the verse,— When Age and Art and Industry beside Doth all invite, Experience being guide. Then who will say but surely this may be A piece of ..."

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