Thesaurus: invite

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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. t. To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.
3. v. t. To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism.
4. v. i. To give invitation.
5. n. a colloquial expression for invitation
6. v. increase the likelihood of
7. v. invite someone to one's house
8. v. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
9. v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something
10. v. have as a guest
11. v. ask to enter
12. v. request the participation or presence of