English → Latin
“invite” in Latin
alliciōto entice, lure or attract; to win over; to obtain, gain, captureallectōto allure, entice, encouragequiēsthe rest of sleep, repose; quiet, calm, lull, peace, cessation from labor; dreaminvītōto invite, summon; to lure; to challenge
The English word invite itself goes back to Latin invītō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
invite
invitare aliquem ad aliquid (of every kind of invitation given by one’s self; both of persons and things): vocare aliquem ad aliquid (the proper word of an invitation to a party by a slave called vocator: then of inviting to a participation in anything, ad bellum, quietem, etc.). To invite anybody to dinner, invitare or vocare aliquem (with or without ad cenam): to invite anybody to my house, aliquem invitare domum meam: to invite anybody (who is about to go) to stay, aliquem invitatione familiari retinere: to invitemyself to dine with anybody, condicere alicui ad cenam; condicere alicui: to invite one to the enjoyment of a country life, ad fruendum agrum invitare (e.g., of old age; Vid: Cic., Cat., 16, 57): to invite one to read it by its agreeable style, jucunditate quadam ad legendum invitare.
Incite, attract, invitare aliquem (e.g., somnos, Hor.; luxuriam, Velleius, ; assentationem, Cic.): allicere: allectare (allure). (The words are found in this connection and order.) invitare et allectare: allectare et invitare (aliquem ad aliquid).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for invite?
- The usual Latin words for “invite” are alliciō, allectō, quiēs; also invītō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.