Invite

To ask someone to attend, participate, or contribute.

Reach for it when opening a voluntary opportunity with enough information to choose freely

The council will invite residents to test the route before approving it.

• everyday

  ask

  a direct request is all the sentence needs

  not when Ask can seek an obligation or favor and lacks invitation's hospitality.

• warm

  welcome

  acceptance on arrival is the central feeling

  not when Welcome does not necessarily request attendance or participation.

• professional

  request

  formal wording should specify the desired action

  not when A request can carry authority and may not feel voluntary.

To encourage a response, action, or result.

Reach for it when describing a design or situation that makes something more likely

The broad steps invite visitors to sit without blocking the entrance.

• playful

  tempt

  desire makes an option difficult to ignore

  not when Tempt can imply an unwise or manipulative attraction.

• warm

  encourage

  support makes a response more likely

  not when Encourage can influence behavior without creating an actual opening.

• professional

  prompt

  a cue elicits a particular action

  not when Prompt is functional and may feel automatic rather than voluntary.

• literary

  beckon

  a place or gesture seems to draw someone closer

  not when Beckon is visual and can sound theatrical in practical guidance.

• exclude
• dismiss
• discourage

• invite participation

  Clear materials invite participation from people joining late.

• invite a response

  The final question should invite a response rather than imply the answer.

• invite someone in

  A visible host will invite someone in without assuming they need help.

• invite discussion

  The draft should invite discussion while leaving every disputed point visible.

• Inviting adj.

An invitation does not remove the need for consent, access, or a genuine option to decline.