invite
[ verb in-vahyt; noun in-vahyt ]
/ verb ɪnˈvaɪt; noun ˈɪn vaɪt /
verb (used with object), in·vit·ed, in·vit·ing.
verb (used without object), in·vit·ed, in·vit·ing.
to give invitation; offer attractions or allurements.
noun
Informal. an invitation.
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Origin of invite
First recorded in 1525–35, invite is from the Latin word invītāre
synonym study for invite
1. See call.
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Example sentences from the Web for invitee
Caspar Weinberger, an old Nixon friend who was then director of the Office of Management and Budget, was the other invitee.
“I would say 30 percent of the guests there were involved with Bernie ,” says one invitee.
British Dictionary definitions for invitee (1 of 2)
invitee
/ (ˌɪnvaɪˈtiː) /
noun
a person who is invited
British Dictionary definitions for invitee (2 of 2)
invite
verb (ɪnˈvaɪt) (tr)
to ask (a person or persons) in a friendly or polite way (to do something, attend an event, etc)he invited them to dinner
to make a request for, esp publicly or formallyto invite applications
to bring on or provoke; give occasion foryou invite disaster by your actions
to welcome or tempt
noun (ˈɪnvaɪt)
an informal word for invitation
Derived forms of invite
inviter, nounWord Origin for invite
C16: from Latin invītāre to invite, entertain, from in- ² + -vītāre, probably related to Greek hiesthai to be desirous of
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