convier

Meaning

  1. to invite (someone to come somewhere)
  2. to invite, suggest (someone to do something)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɔ̃.vje/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French cunveer, cunvier, from Vulgar Latin *convitāre, from a cross between Latin invītāre (“to invite”) and convivium. Compare Italian convitare, Portuguese convidar.

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