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.
To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.
To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism.
To give invitation.
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person’s company; as, an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend.
A document written or printed, or spoken words, conveying the message by which one is invited.
Allurement; enticement.