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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 vtər
]
noun
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in·vi·tee [ in v t ] nounin·vit·er [ in vtər ] noun
