invitate

present singular third person invitates · participle present invitating · participle past invitated · past invitated

1. nonstandardchiefly non-native speakers' EnglishTo invite.

   How so? I see no similiarities between the SB [Super Bowl] & potlatches. At potlatches a rich person invitates everyone else so he can give all his wealth away. SB seem more the opposite. :)

   1995 February 2, Michael Rogero Brown (Sys Admin), “Precursor of Super Bowl?”, in sci.anthropology (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jun 2026

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   Well, last night I was invitated to a friend's house (Lindy) for evening drinks. I've known this person since about 1982 when we worked at a record store together with another person (Robin) who was invitated also.

   1999 November 26, Nese, “Doing my part,”, in alt.music.cheap-trick (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jun 2026

   So, if he continued to insist that he were Chairman Mao [Zedong], I would explain that I seem to have overlooked the letter to all residents invitating them to the meeting at which he was elected, and agenda and minutes of that meeting, and ask him for copies.

   2021 August 12, Peter, “Retired Control Freak”, in uk.rec.sheds (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Jun 2026