v. 25B6; verb
they invited us to Sunday lunch : ASK, summon, have someone over/round, request (the pleasure of) someone's company at.
applications are invited for the posts : ASK FOR, request, call for, appeal for, solicit, seek, summon.
airing such views invites trouble : CAUSE, induce, provoke, create, generate, engender, foster, encourage, lead to; incite, elicit, bring on oneself, arouse.
25B6; noun (informal) an invite to a party. : See invitation sense 1.