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invite
A	noun
	1	invite
			a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚speech act ╚request; asking ╚invitation ╚invite
B	verb
	1	invite, bid
			ask someone in a friendly way to do something
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚transfer ╚convey; transmit; communicate ╚communicate; pass on; pass; put across ╚request; bespeak; call for; quest ╚ask ╚request ╚invite, bid ╚challenge ╚tempt; allure
	2	invite, call for
			request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚transfer ╚convey; transmit; communicate ╚communicate; pass on; pass; put across ╚request; bespeak; call for; quest ╚invite, call for
	3	invite, ask in
			ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚transfer ╚convey; transmit; communicate ╚communicate; pass on; pass; put across ╚request; bespeak; call for; quest ╚invite, ask in ╚call in
	4	receive, take in, invite
			express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"

	5	invite, ask for
			increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚arouse; elicit; enkindle; kindle; evoke; fire; raise; provoke ╚invite, ask for
	6	tempt, invite
			give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚arouse; elicit; enkindle; kindle; evoke; fire; raise; provoke ╚stimulate; shake; shake up; excite; stir ╚tempt, invite
	7	invite, ask over, ask round
			invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚transfer ╚convey; transmit; communicate ╚communicate; pass on; pass; put across ╚request; bespeak; call for; quest ╚invite, ask over, ask round
	8	invite, pay for
			have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚invite, pay for

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Sir, may I invite you?
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Did you invite him over?
invite Mary for dinner
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... to invite to their wedding <affair, banquet, feast>.
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phrasal "to come" = invite
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