uninvited
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vaɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner.
2.
to request politely or formally: to invite donations.
3.
to act so as to bring on or render probable: to invite accidents by fast driving.
4.
to call forth or give occasion for: Those big shoes invite laughter.
5.
to attract, allure, entice, or tempt.
verb (used without object)
6.
to give invitation; offer attractions or allurements.
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Uninvited
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
noun
7.
Informal. an invitation.
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| invite | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to ask (a person or persons) in a friendly or polite way (to do something, attend an event, etc): he invited them to dinner |
| 2. | to make a request for, esp publicly or formally: to invite applications |
| 3. | to bring on or provoke; give occasion for: you invite disaster by your actions |
| 4. | to welcome or tempt |
| —n | |
| 5. | an informal word for invitation |
| [C16: from Latin invītāre to invite, entertain, from | |
| in'viter | |
| —n | |
uninvited (ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| not having been invited: uninvited guests | |
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Word Origin & History
invite
1530s, a back formation from invitation; as a noun variant of invitation it is attested from 1650s.
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Ironically, her next movie was a different horror movie, the uninvited.
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