Invited

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Invite \In*vite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invited}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Inviting}.] [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See {Vie}.]
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     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.
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              So many guests invite as here are writ. --Shak.
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              I invite his Grace of Castle Rackrent to reflect on
              this.                                 --Carlyle.
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     2. To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by
        pleasure or hope; to attract.
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              To inveigle and invite the unwary sense. --Milton.
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              Shady groves, that easy sleep invite. --Dryden.
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              There no delusive hope invites despair. --Cowper.
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     3. To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism.
  
     Syn: To solicit; bid; call; ask; summon; allure; attract;
          entice; persuade.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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