- (v.t.) To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act or go to some place; especially, to ask to an entertainment or visit; to request the company of; as, to invite to dinner or a wedding or an excursion.
- (v.t.) To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.
- (v.t.) To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism.
- (v.i.) To give invitation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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