| Main Entry: | invite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask to do something socially |
Synonyms: |
allure, appeal to, attract, beg, bid, bring on, call, command, countenance, court, draw, encourage, entice, entreat, give invitation, have in, have over, include as guest, insist, inveigle, invitation, issue, lead, lure, persuade, petition, ply, pray, press, prevail on, propose, provoke, request, send invitation, solicit, suggest, summon, supplicate, tempt, toll, urge, vamp, welcome, woo |
Antonyms: |
reject |
| Main Entry: | angle for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to get |
Synonyms: |
aim for, be after, cast about for, connive, conspire, contrive, fish for, hint, hunt, invite, look for, maneuver, plan, plot, scheme, seek, solicit, strive, try for |
| Main Entry: | appeal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attract, interest |
Synonyms: |
allure, beguile, captivate, catch the eye, charm, enchant, engage, entice, fascinate, intrigue, invite, please, tantalize, tempt |
Antonyms: |
disgust, turn away, turn off |
| Main Entry: | attract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw attention |
Synonyms: |
allure, appeal to, bait, beckon, beguile, bewitch, bring, captivate, charm, come on, court, drag, draw, enchant, endear, engage, enthrall, entice, entrance, exert influence, fascinate, freak out, give the come-on, go over big, grab, hook, induce, interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, kill, knock dead, knock out, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mousetrap, pull, rope in, score, seduce, send*, slay, solicit, spellbind, steer, suck in, sweep off one's feet, tempt, turn on, vamp, wile, wow* |
Antonyms: |
repel, repulse |
| Main Entry: | beckon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call, signal, or lure |
Synonyms: |
allure, ask, attract, bid, coax, command, demand, draw, entice, gesticulate, gesture, invite, motion, nod, pull, sign, summon, tempt, wave |
| Main Entry: | bid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask for; command |
Synonyms: |
call, charge, demand, desire, direct, enjoin, instruct, invite, make a pass at, make a pitch, make a play for, order, proposition, request, require, solicit, summon, tell, warn |
| Main Entry: | call |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrange meeting |
Synonyms: |
ask, assemble, bid, collect, contact, convene, convoke, gather, invite, muster, phone, rally, request, ring up, subpoena, summon, telephone |
Antonyms: |
cancel, stop |
| Main Entry: | countenance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | approve, support |
Synonyms: |
abet, accept, advocate, aid, applaud, approbate, back, bear with, champion, commend, condone, confirm, cope, encourage, endorse, favor, get behind, give green light, give stamp of approval, give the nod, go along with, go for, grin and bear it, handle, help, hold with, invite, live with, nod at, okay*, put John Hancock on, put up with, sanction, sign off on, sit still for, smile on, stand for, stomach something, swallow*, thumbs up, uphold |
Antonyms: |
deny, disagree, disapprove, discourage, fight, oppose, refuse |
| Main Entry: | court |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fawn over, pay attention to |
Synonyms: |
allure, ask in marriage, attract, beseech, bid, bootlick, captivate, charm, chase, cultivate, curry favor, date, entice, entreat, flatter, follow, gallant, go out with, go steady, go together, go with, grovel, importune, invite, keep company with, make love to, make overture, make time with, pander to, pay addresses to, pay court to, please, pop the question, praise, propose, pursue, run after, seek, seek the hand of, serenade, set one's cap, solicit, spark, spoon, sue, sweetheart, take out, woo |
Antonyms: |
disregard, ignore |
| Main Entry: | draw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allure, influence |
Synonyms: |
argue into, attract, bewitch, bring around, bring forth, call forth, captivate, charm, convince, elicit, enchant, engage, entice, evoke, fascinate, get, induce, invite, lure, magnetize, persuade, prompt, take, wile, win over |
Antonyms: |
alienate, estrange, push away, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse, turn off |