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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
invite \invite"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. invited; p. pr.  vb.
   n. inviting. l. invitare: cf. f. inviter. see vie.
   1913 webster
   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.
      1913 webster

            so many guests invite as here are writ. --shak.
      1913 webster

            i invite his grace of castle rackrent to reflect on
            this.                                 --carlyle.
      1913 webster

   2. to allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by
      pleasure or hope; to attract.
      1913 webster

            to inveigle and invite the unwary sense. --milton.
      1913 webster

            shady groves, that easy sleep invite. --dryden.
      1913 webster

            there no delusive hope invites despair. --cowper.
      1913 webster

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

   syn: to solicit; bid; call; ask; summon; allure; attract;
        entice; persuade.
        1913 webster
see also:
invited inviting vie 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
invited
     adj 1: done by invitation ant: uninvited
     2: freely permitted or invited; "invited guests" syn: wanted
see also:
uninvited wanted 

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