invite

invite has 13 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 6.

Definitions

• v. t.. To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., 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.
• n.. a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party"
• v.. ask someone in a friendly way to do something
• v.. request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
• v.. ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
• v.. express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"
• v.. increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
• v.. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"
• v.. invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"