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• n  a colloquial expression for invitation
  he didn't get no invite to the party
• v  increase the likelihood of
  invite criticism
• v  invite someone to one's house
  Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?
• 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
  I invited them to a restaurant
• v  ask to enter
  We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee
• v  request the participation or presence of
  The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference
• v  express willingness to have in one's home or environs

• Encourage them to invite everybody they know, and so on.
• Turn it on and invite people over.
• Turn it on and invite people over.

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

News & Articles

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• A Cocktail of Deception: SpyParty Enters Open Beta
  After more than a year in invite-only closed beta, SpyParty, the long-in-development game of perception, deception, and subtle behavior from veteran indie developer Chris Hecker, has opened its doors to the public.        
  June 20, 2013 - Wired News
• Special Feature | A Cocktail of Deception: SpyParty Enters Open Beta
  After more than a year in invite-only closed beta, SpyParty, the long-in-development game of perception, deception, and subtle behavior from veteran indie developer Chris Hecker, has opened its doors to the public.        
  June 20, 2013 - Wired News
• Celestron® Explores Astroimaging in Depth at First Annual Perspective…on Imaging Event
  Invite-only gathering brings industry professionals, dealers, and media together for workshops hosted by top imagers, Celestron’s product development team, and company executives. [PR.com]
  June 19, 2013 - PR.com

Quotes

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• Condoleezza Rice in Boston Globe (registration)
  Frankly, we have better things to do than invite people to Annapolis for a photo op,Rice said, officially confirming for the first time the badly kept secret that the conference is to be held in Maryland.
• Tom Hicks in Independent
  For the moment, Hicks says: "Reports that I am about to sell my stake in the Liverpool Football Club, or to invite DIC to examine the club's books in preparation for such a sale - like other such reports planted in the UK press by parties with their...
• Robert Altman in Indie Wire
  I've always said that making a film is like making a sand castle at the beach,Altman said, after receiving a standing ovation from the crowd, "You invite your friends and you get them down there, and you say you build this beautiful...