invite

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  1. transitive verb To ask for the presence or participation of: invite friends to dinner; invite writers to a conference.
  2. transitive verb To request formally: invited us to be seated.
  3. transitive verb To welcome; encourage: invite questions from the audience.

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estoit ·  confie ·  joue ·  donne ·  rendu ·  attaque ·  aimee ·  montre ·  surpris ·  parle ·  remplit ·  trompe

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invite:   inviting ·  invited ·  invites
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. French inviter, from Old French, from Latin invītāre; see weiə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French inviter (Old French envier, ult. English vie, q. v.) = Provencal Spanish Portuguese invitar = Italian invitare, from Latin invitare, ask, bid, invite, entertain; origin uncertain.
  2. from invite, v.
 

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/ɪnˈvaɪt/
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