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Pronunciation : In*vite"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See Vie.]
Definition : 1. 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. So many guests invite as here are writ. Shak. I invite his Grace of Castle Rackrent to reflect on this. Carlyle.

2. To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract. To inveigle and invite the unwary sense. Milton. Shady groves, that easy sleep invite. Dryden. There no delusive hope invites despair. Cowper.

3. To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism.

Syn. -- To solicit; bid; call; ask; summon; allure; attract; entice; persuade.

t. [imp. & p. p. Invited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inviting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : In*vite"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To give invitation. Milton.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913