invitare

invite, summon

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Host regretfully takes back a previously given invitation card from a disappointed intended guest at the party doorway, gently indicating the guest cannot enter.

verb

disinvite

dis-in-VYTE/dɪsɪnvˈaɪt/

To withdraw an invitation previously given to someone.

Etymology

disLatinapart, away; reversal or negation

+inviteLatininvite, summon

Dis- reverses the inviting expressed by invitare: the word cancels an invitation already given, rather than merely withholding one. The Latin verb's deeper origin is uncertain.

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