Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Invite \In*vite"\, v. i.
   To give invitation. --Milton.

Invite \In*vite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invited}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Inviting}.] [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See {Vie}.]
   1. 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.

            So many guests invite as here are writ. --Shak.

            I invite his Grace of Castle Rackrent to reflect on
            this.                                 --Carlyle.

   2. To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by
      pleasure or hope; to attract.

            To inveigle and invite the unwary sense. --Milton.

            Shady groves, that easy sleep invite. --Dryden.

            There no delusive hope invites despair. --Cowper.

   3. To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism.

   Syn: To solicit; bid; call; ask; summon; allure; attract;
        entice; persuade.

Source : WordNet®

invite
     n : a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no
         invite to the party"

invite
     v 1: increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite
          criticism" [syn: {ask for}]
     2: invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner
        on Sunday night?" [syn: {ask over}, {ask round}]
     3: give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the
        window displays tempted the shoppers" [syn: {tempt}]
     4: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: {bid}]
     5: have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant" [syn: {pay
        for}]
     6: ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of
        coffee" [syn: {ask in}]
     7: request the participation or presence of; "The organizers
        invite submissions of papers for the conference" [syn: {call
        for}]
     8: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The
        community warmly received the refugees" [syn: {receive}, {take
        in}]