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inviting

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verb

present participle of invite
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as in asking
to request the presence or participation of she's invited only select friends to visit her new house

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as in wooing
to act so as to make (something) more likely you're just inviting ridicule by making such outrageous claims

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“Inviting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inviting. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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