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| n. (communication) | 1. invite | a colloquial expression for invitation.; "he didn't get no invite to the party" |
| ~ invitation | a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something.; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. ask for, invite | increase the likelihood of.; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism" |
| ~ arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| v. (social) | 3. ask over, ask round, invite | invite someone to one's house.; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ ask in, invite | ask to enter.; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" |
| v. (emotion) | 4. invite, tempt | give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting.; "the window displays tempted the shoppers" |
| ~ stimulate, shake up, stir, excite, shake | stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" |
| v. (communication) | 5. bid, invite | ask someone in a friendly way to do something. |
| ~ request | ask (a person) to do something.; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript" |
| ~ allure, tempt | dispose or incline or entice to.; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" |
| ~ challenge | issue a challenge to.; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" |
| v. (social) | 6. invite, pay for | have as a guest.; "I invited them to a restaurant" |
| ~ interact | act together or towards others or with others.; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
| v. (contact) | 7. ask in, invite | ask to enter.; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ call in | summon to enter.; "The nurse called in the next patient" |
| ~ ask over, ask round, invite | invite someone to one's house.; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" |
| v. (communication) | 8. call for, invite | request the participation or presence of.; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| v. (contact) | 9. invite, receive, take in | express willingness to have in one's home or environs.; "The community warmly received the refugees" |
| ~ welcome | receive someone, as into one's house. |
| ~ absorb | assimilate or take in.; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society" |
| ~ see | receive as a specified guest.; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" |
| ~ assume | take up someone's soul into heaven.; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven" |
| ~ induct | admit as a member.; "We were inducted into the honor society" |
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