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.
OTHER WORDS FROM invite
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Example sentences from the Web for invite
The move apparently was to make sure none of the invitees was up to any mischief.
Some invitees gain career cred; others earn public ridicule.
I knew a lot of them -- some were my invitees -- and the others were friends of my pals or my pals' pals.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for invite
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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