Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (v. t.) To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment or visit; to request the company of; as, to invite to dinner, or a wedding, or an excursion.

2. (v. t.) To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.

3. (v. t.) To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism.

4. (v. i.) To give invitation.