To ask to do some act or to go to some place; to request the company of a person; as, to invite one to dine or sup; to invite friends to a wedding; to invite company to an entertainment; to invite one to an excursion into the country.

To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope. --Shady groves, that easy sleep invite.

To present should be in a situation not to invite hostilities.