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invite (v.)

"solicit to come," 1530s, a back-formation from invitation, or else from French inviter (15c.), from Latin invitare "to invite," also "to summon, challenge; to feast, to entertain," a word of uncertain origin. Related: Invited; inviting.

invite (n.)

"an invitation," 1650s, from invite (v.).

invitee (n.)

1837, from invite (v.) + -ee.

uninvited (adj.)

"not having been invited," 1630s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of invite (v.).

inviting (adj.)

"attractive, alluring," c. 1600, present-participle adjective from invite (v.). Related: Invitingly.

uninvite (v.)

"countermand an invitation," 1660s, from un- (2) "opposite of" + invite (v.). Related: Uninvited; uninviting.

disinvite (v.)

"recall an invitation to," 1570s; see dis- + invite. Related: Disinvited; disinviting. Compare uninvite.

reinvite (v.)

also re-invite, "invite again, invite a second time," 1610s, from re- "back, again" + invite (v.). Related: Reinvited; reinviting; reinvitation.

invitatory (adj.)

"using or containing invitation," 1640s, from Latin invitatorius "inviting," from invitat-, past-participle stem of invitare "to invite, treat, entertain" (see invitation).

advocacy (n.)

"the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending," late 14c., from Old French avocacie "profession of an avocat" (14c.), from Medieval Latin advocatia, abstract noun from Latin advocat-, stem of advocare "to call, summon, invite" (see advocate (n.)).

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