bid

1 to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden Synonyms adjure, command, boss (around), charge, direct, enjoin, instruct, order, tellRelated Words ask, petition, request; beg, beseech, entreat; advise, counsel, warn; appoint, assign, authorize, commission; oversee, superintend, supervise; conduct, control, lead, manage; coerce, compel, constrain, force, oblige, requireNear Antonyms comply (with), follow, keep, observeAntonyms mind, obey

2 to request the presence or participation of as company president, I bid you all to come to our annual holiday party! Synonyms ask, inviteRelated Words solicit; beckon, call, summon