From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
invite
n 1: a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no
invite to the party"
v 1: increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite
criticism" [syn: invite, ask for]
2: invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner
on Sunday night?" [syn: invite, ask over, ask round]
3: give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the
window displays tempted the shoppers" [syn: tempt,
invite]
4: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: invite,
bid]
5: have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant" [syn:
invite, pay for]
6: ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of
coffee" [syn: invite, ask in]
7: request the participation or presence of; "The organizers
invite submissions of papers for the conference" [syn:
invite, call for]
8: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The
community warmly received the refugees" [syn: receive,
take in, invite]