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• v  increase the likelihood of
• v  invite someone to one's house
• v  give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
• v  ask someone in a friendly way to do something
• v  have as a guest
• v  ask to enter
• v  request the participation or presence of
• v  express willingness to have in one's home or environs
• a  attractive and tempting
  an inviting offer

• Klaus deftly overcame much of that by inviting the protesters inside the tent.
• China's Health Minister, Zhang Wenkang, gave an April 3 press conference on national television assuring the world that Beijing had but a handful of SARS cases, and inviting .
• Like The Wire, it transcended a season of too many cop dramas, presenting dirty-but-effective cop Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) and inviting a jittery America to wonder whether our .

• invite
• ask for
• ask over
• ask round
• tempt
• bid
• pay for
• ask in
• call for
• receive
• take in

• uninviting

News & Articles

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• Designer tips to add that perfect sizzle to your home decor
  The sun-drenched colors and inviting textures of summer provide plenty of decorating ideas. The trick is doing it right: A summer-inspired interior can become a tacky, tropical disaster if it’s done with too heavy a hand. But with a light touch and strategic choices, your home can be brightened all year long by the fleeting beauty of summer.
  June 15, 2013 - Peoria Journal Star
• MARTA seeks input on proposals for I-20 corridor
  Atlanta's metro transit authority is inviting the community to learn about proposed transit projects in the I-20 East Transit initiative.
  June 15, 2013 - FOX 5 Atlanta
• LINCOLN PARK: DDA looks for artists to display work with DIA program
  LINCOLN PARK — The Downtown Development Authority is inviting all interested artists to bring their work to the Park Restaurant Hall, 1681 Fort St., between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday for it to be considered for display in the downtown area during the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Inside|Out program.
  June 15, 2013 - The News-Herald

Quotes

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• Jacques Rogge in Reuters India
  For a long time, China has dreamed of opening its doors and inviting the world's athletes to Beijing for the Olympic Games,Rogge, head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said in a speech at the Games' opening at the Bird's Nest...
• Star Jones in Reuters
  In Wednesday's statement to "Entertainment Tonight," Jones said she "made an error in judgment by inviting the media into the most intimate area of my life."
• President Bush in International Herald Tribune
  It's time for them to get the job done, so I'm inviting congressional leaders from both parties, both political parties, to meet with me at the White House next week,Bush said in a speech to a veterans civic organization in Washington's...