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.
Thesaurus Entries
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