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as in to woo
to act so as to make (something) more likely
you're just inviting ridicule by making such outrageous claims
Synonyms & Similar Words
as in invitation
a request for the presence or participation of someone at a specified time and place
He finagled an invite to an exclusive Hollywood party.
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Recent Examples of invite
Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
Incorporate warm colors, soft lighting, and layered textures to create a space that feels inviting and romantic.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
Volume 1 about a troubled pregnant woman who accepts an invite to a dinner party which degenerates into a bloody and demented nightmare.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Barrymore, who's been wearing a lovely chestnut brown hair color for a while, invited hair-transformation king Chris Appleton to turn both her and Valerie Bertinelli's hair into silver masterpieces on the set of the Drew Barrymore Show.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
Incorporate warm colors, soft lighting, and layered textures to create a space that feels inviting and romantic.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
British talk show host Graham Norton, who has had Swift as a guest on his program, claimed to have garnered an invite to the blessed event.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
Volume 1 about a troubled pregnant woman who accepts an invite to a dinner party which degenerates into a bloody and demented nightmare.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invite
Verb
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Footage of the incident shows King Charles greeting dozens of residents when one man shouted at him, asking whether the monarch had urged police to investigate his disgraced brother, according to The Times.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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But for those interested in fashion history, these red carpet looks are key texts just asking to be pored over.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Nothing like it Eric Schickler, a political scientist at the University of California at Berkeley, points out that presidents more typically try to woo the places that voted against them.—
Ronald Brownstein,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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And a whole succession of leaders from countries that are nominally still American allies — Britain, Germany, South Korea — are wooing rather than shunning Beijing to deepen economic cooperation.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
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Two French psychologists, Alfred Binet and Théodore Simon, leaped at the invitation and created the first-ever practical intelligence test.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Feb. 2026
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This can be an invitation to take responsibility for your inner fire.—
Katharina Fuchs,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Bass and her campaign team have sought to highlight a list of accomplishments, including a steady decrease in homicides, a drop in street homelessness and her efforts to accelerate the construction of affordable housing.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The president has spent the past several months seeking to spotlight his efforts to lower drug prices for Americans.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Invite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invite. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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