'Invite' definitions:
Definition of 'invite'
(from WordNet)
noun
A colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party"
verb
Increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism" [syn: invite, ask for]
verb
Invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" [syn: invite, ask over, ask round]
verb
Give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers" [syn: tempt, invite]
verb
Ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: invite, bid]
verb
Have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant" [syn: invite, pay for]
verb
Ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" [syn: invite, ask in]
verb
Request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" [syn: invite, call for]
verb
Definition of 'Invite'
From: GCIDE
- Invite \In*vite"\, v. i. To give invitation. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Invite'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'invite'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abet,
- acquire,
- affect the interest,
- aid and abet,
- appeal,
- ask,
- ask for,
- attract,
- be attractive,
- be responsible for,
- beckon,
- bid,
- bid come,
- biddance,
- bidding,
- bring down,
- bring on,
- bring upon,
- call,
- call in,
- calling,
- concern,
- contract,
- countenance,
- court,
- encourage,
- engage,
- engraved invitation,
- entice,
- excite,
- excite interest,
- fall in with,
- fall into,
- fascinate,
- feed,
- fetch,
- foster,
- gain,
- get,
- give encouragement,
- incur,
- interest,
- inveigle,
- invitation,
- involve in,
- issue an invitation,
- keep in countenance,
- lure,
- nourish,
- nurture,
- pique,
- provoke,
- run,
- solicit,
- stimulate,
- summon,
- summons,
- tantalize,
- tease,
- tempt,
- tickle,
- titillate,
- welcome,
- whet the appetite,
- woo