- invite
- v1. ask, request, summon, beckon, call or call for, bid; ask for, apply for, look for, seek, call upon, appeal to; beg, Inf. say please or pretty please, implore, beseech, entreat, plead, Brit. Inf. prig, pray, get down on one's knees, crave; petition, solicit, supplicate, obtest, adjure, conjure, Rare. sue, invoke, Archaic. invocate.2. attract, draw, allure, entice, tempt, lure; tantalize, tease, Inf. dangle [s.t.] in front of [s.o.'s] nose, lead on; flirt with, court, leave the door open to, encourage; promote, foster, instigate, incite, provoke, start; be the cause of, cause, bring on, bring [s.t.] upon oneself, induce, make happen; push, press, ask for, beg for, look for.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.