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invite

in·vite [ in vt ]

transitive verb (past and past participle in·vit·ed, present participle in·vit·ing, 3rd person present singular in·vites)

Definition:

1. ask somebody to participate: to ask somebody politely to come or go somewhere, or ask somebody to do something

2. request something: to ask for something or say that something would be welcome

She invited questions from the audience.

3. provoke something: to encourage or provoke something that might not have happened otherwise

an attitude that invites disaster

noun (plural in·vites)

Definition:

( informal )
Same as invitation

[Mid-16th century. Directly or via French< Latin invitare]

in·vi·tee [ in v t ] noun

in·vit·er [ in vtər ] noun

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