invite

invite
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. summon, ask; tempt, attract, lure; solicit; bid; challenge; court. See request, offer.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To request the presence of]
Syn. ask, have over, have in, ask out, bid come, extend an invitation to, send an invitation to, request, summon, beckon, call, request the pleasure of one's company, include in the guest list, request an R.S.V.P.
2. [To ask politely or offer an inducement to]
Syn. bid, request, induce, beg, suggest, encourage, welcome, entice, tempt, solicit, entreat, pray, supplicate, petition, persuade, prevail on, insist, ask insistently, press, ply, propose, lure, allure, attract, draw, call forth, court, beseech, importune, crave, appeal to, implore, call upon, sue, beg leave; see also urge 2 .
Ant. discourage*, repulse, rebuff.
See Synonym Study at call .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
ask for, beckon, summon, request, solicit, bid, court, woo, petition.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To request that someone take part in or be present at a particular occasion: ask, bid. See WARN. 2. To behave so as to bring on (danger, for example): court, provoke, tempt. See SEEK. II noun Informal. A spoken or written request for someone to take part or be present: bid, invitation. See WARN.

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