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(verb) ask someone in a friendly way to do something |
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Synonyms: bid |
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Related Words: allure, challenge, request, tempt |
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(verb) request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" |
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Synonyms: call for |
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Related Words: bespeak, call for, quest, request |
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(verb) ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" |
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Synonyms: ask in |
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Related Words: bespeak, call for, call in, quest, request |
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(verb) increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism" |
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Synonyms: ask for |
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Related Words: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise |
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(verb) invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" |
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Synonyms: ask over, ask round |
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Related Words: bespeak, call for, quest, request |
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(verb) have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant" |
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Synonyms: pay for |
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Related Words: interact |
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(noun) a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party" |
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Related Words: invitation |
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(verb) give rise to a desire |
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Synonyms: tempt |
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Related Words: excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir |
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(verb) express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees" |
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Synonyms: receive, take in |
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Related Words: assume, see, welcome |
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