invite
To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
Example
“We invited our friends round for dinner.”
Other meanings
To request formally.
“I invite you all to be seated.”
To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.
Synonyms
- call for
Word history
From Latin "invītō".
Where this comes from
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