Verb
1. increase the likelihood of;
"ask for trouble""invite criticism"2. invite someone to one's house;
"Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"3. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting;
"the window displays tempted the shoppers"4. ask someone in a friendly way to do something
5. have as a guest;
"I invited them to a restaurant"6. ask to enter;
"We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"7. request the participation or presence of;
"The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"8. express willingness to have in one's home or environs;
"The community warmly received the refugees"