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in·vite I0217600 (ĭn-vīt′)tr.v. in·vit·ed, in·vit·ing, in·vites 1. To ask for the presence or participation of: invite friends to dinner; invite writers to a conference.2. To request formally: invited us to be seated.3. To welcome; encourage: invite questions from the audience.4. To tend to bring on; provoke: "Divisions at home would invite dangers from abroad" (John Jay).5. To entice; tempt.n. (ĭn′vīt′) Informal An invitation. [French inviter, from Old French, from Latin invītāre; see weiə- in Indo-European roots.]invited (ɪnˈvaɪtɪd) adjhaving been asked to attendTranslationsIdiomsSeeinvite |