invite

increase the likelihood of

• “ask for trouble”
• “invite criticism”

invite someone to one''s house

• “Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?”

give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

• “the window displays tempted the shoppers”

ask someone in a friendly way to do something

have as a guest

• “I invited them to a restaurant”

ask to enter

• “We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee”

request the participation or presence of

• “The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference”

express willingness to have in one''s home or environs

• “The community warmly received the refugees”

a colloquial expression for invitation

• “he didn”