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accept to make a positive reply to (an invitation or the like). [1/6 definitions]
amicus curiae a person who voluntarily or by invitation gives legal advice to the court in a particular case.
bid (informal) an invitation. [1/8 definitions]
call a summons, request, or invitation. [1/22 definitions]
challenge a provocative or stimulating invitation to enter into a battle or other contest of skill. [1/7 definitions]
crash1 (slang) to stay overnight, perhaps repeatedly, in a place that is not one's own, sometimes with permission but generally without invitation. [1/17 definitions]
curtain call an invitation, communicated by an audience's appreciative applause, for performers to return to the stage after a performance has ended.
extend to give or offer openly (good wishes, offers of help or invitation, congratulations, or the like). [1/8 definitions]
guest of honor a distinguished guest, such as a main speaker, brought to such an event by special invitation. [1/2 definitions]
impose on to intrude upon without invitation or at an unsuitable time. [1/2 definitions]
impose upon to intrude on or cause inconvenience to (someone) without invitation or at an unsuitable time. [1/2 definitions]
presume to take on (some action) without authority or invitation. [1/4 definitions]
rain check a postponement of an accepted invitation or offer, esp. an assurance to a customer that a sale item that is sold out can be purchased later at the reduced price. [1/2 definitions]
regret (pl.) a polite refusal of an invitation. [1/7 definitions]
R.S.V.P. a response to an invitation containing a request to reply. [1/2 definitions]