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Meaning of invite

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  invite
      n 1: a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no
           invite to the party"
      v 1: increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite
           criticism" [syn: {invite}, {ask for}]
      2: invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner
         on Sunday night?" [syn: {invite}, {ask over}, {ask round}]
      3: give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the
         window displays tempted the shoppers" [syn: {tempt},
         {invite}]
      4: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: {invite},
         {bid}]
      5: have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant" [syn:
         {invite}, {pay for}]
      6: ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of
         coffee" [syn: {invite}, {ask in}]
      7: request the participation or presence of; "The organizers
         invite submissions of papers for the conference" [syn:
         {invite}, {call for}]
      8: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The
         community warmly received the refugees" [syn: {receive},
         {take in}, {invite}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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