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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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®

invited
     adj 1: done by invitation [ant: {uninvited}]
     2: freely permitted or invited; "invited guests" [syn: {wanted}]
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