The difference between Entreat and Invite
When used as verbs, entreat means to treat, or conduct toward, whereas invite means to ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
Invite is also noun with the meaning: an invitation.
check bellow for the other definitions of Entreat and Invite
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Entreat as a noun:
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Entreat as a verb (obsolete):
To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.
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Entreat as a verb:
To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence, to ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with urgency; to supplicate; to importune.
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Entreat as a verb:
To beseech or supplicate (a person); to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to try to persuade.
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Entreat as a verb (obsolete):
To invite; to entertain.
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Entreat as a verb (obsolete):
To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations, as for a treaty.
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Entreat as a verb (obsolete):
To make an earnest petition or request.
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Invite as a verb (transitive):
To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
Examples:
"We invited our friends round for dinner."
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Invite as a verb (transitive):
To request formally.
Examples:
"I invite you all to be seated."
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Invite as a verb (transitive):
To encourage.
Examples:
"I always invite criticism of my definitions."
"Wearing that skimpy dress, you are bound to invite attention."
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Invite as a verb (transitive):
To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract.
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Invite as a noun (informal):
An invitation.