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invite

noun
  1. a colloquial expression for invitation
    “We didn't get an invite to the party.”
verb
  1. ask someone in a friendly way to do something
  2. request the participation or presence of
    “The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference”
    call for
  3. ask to enter
    “We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee”
    ask in
  4. express willingness to have in one's home or environs
    receivetake in
  5. increase the likelihood of
    ask for
  6. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
    tempt
  7. invite someone to one's house
    “Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?”
    ask over
  8. have as a guest
    “I invited them to a restaurant”
    pay for