Definition of invit
1. invite [ v ] increase the likelihood of
Examples:
"ask for trouble"
"invite criticism"
(Perry Miller "Theodore Parker: Apostasy within Liberalism"...)
Grant all this - still , when modern Unitarianism and the Harvard_Divinity_School recall with humorous affection the insults Parker lavished upon them , or_else argue that after_all Parker received the treatment he invited , they betray an uneasy conscience .
Synonyms invite ask_for Related Terms arouse invitation2. invite [ v ] ask someone in a friendly way to do something
Used in print:(Raymond J. Corsini et al., Roleplaying in Business...)
Roleplaying was offered as a solution - and the procedure worked as_follows : all candidates were invited to a hotel conference_room , where the president explained the difficulty he had , and how unnecessary it seemed to him to hire people who just did not work_out .
Synonyms invite bid Related Terms request challenge tempt bidding3. invite [ v ] give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
Examples:
"the window displays tempted the shoppers"
(High Fidelity, 11:10...)
The Command technique invites you to listen to the depth of the orchestration .
(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)
Religion at its best also offers the experience of spiritual fulfillment by inviting man into the highest realm of the spirit .
(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)
My memory has catalogued for easy reference and withdrawal the image of her pink , scented stationery and the unsloped , almost printed configurations of her neat , studious handwriting with which she invited me to recall our summer , so many sentences beginning with `` Remember when '' ; and_others concerning camp friends who resided in her suburban neighborhood , and news of her commencing again her piano_lessons , her private_school , a visit to Boston to see her grandparents and an uncle who was a surgeon returned on furlough , wounded , from the war in Europe .
Synonyms invite tempt Related Terms stimulate invitation4. invite [ v ] invite someone to one's house
Examples:
"Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)
We had nearly decided that all the tales of Lao lethargy must be true , when we were invited to take a trip with the Prime_Minister .
Synonyms invite ask_round ask_over Related Terms request invitation5. invite [ v ] have as a guest
Examples:
"I invited them to a restaurant"
(Los Angeles Times,...)
The reason , says the Housing_Center , is that the builders invited to the intentions conference `` are generally among the more successful businessmen , and usually do somewhat better than their fellow builders '' .
(The Washington Post...)
Each of the children invited to the concert wore a name_tag marked with a red , white and blue_ribbon .
(National Review, xi: 26...)
I remarked jocularly to the President that the future of China would be far more certain if he would invite a planeload of selected American Liberals to Quemoy on an odd day .
Synonyms invite pay_for Related Terms interact ask_out6. invite [ v ] ask to enter
Examples:
"We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)
Should I accompany her to the door of her home , or should I ask to be invited in ?
Synonyms invite ask_in Related Terms request call_in invitation7. invite [ v ] request the participation or presence of
Examples:
"The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
(The Atlanta Constitution,...)
The League of Women Voters , 40 now and admitting it proudly , is inviting financial contributions in the windup of its fund drive .
(Kenneth Underwood and Elden Jacobsen, "Probing the...)
Several New_England realtors were invited to participate in a small colloquium of property lawyers , political_scientists , economists , social psychologists , social ethicists and theologians .
Synonyms invite call_for Related Terms request request invitation8. invite [ v ] express willingness to have in one's home or environs
Examples:
"The community warmly received the refugees"
9. invite [ n ] a colloquial expression for invitation
Examples:
"he didn't get no invite to the party"
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