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to uninvite

to uninvite

6 6.6
To tell someone not to come after asking them to come
  • verb
  • /ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪt/
translation icon : desinvitar
  • The party is getting too big, so we need to uninvite a few guests.
  • come uninvited
  • showed up uninvited

How do we uninvite our friend from her own birthday trip?

Examples

  • How do we uninvite our friend from her own birthday trip?

    The Girls Bathroom

  • So now I wish to 'uninvite' them because:

    Blog text (16)

  • I signed a petition asking that the Cardinal uninvite Obama, but he did not listen to us.

    Blog text (28)

  • Will Cardinal Dolan follow the advice of a petition drive by many Roman Catholics and uninvite President Obama to the Alfred E. Smith banquet in New York this October, the largest event for Catholic charity in the nation?

    Blog text (27)

  • After reconsidering her plans, Maria decided to uninvite everyone from her wedding.

  • He realized it was a mistake to uninvite her from the event so late.

Synonyms

to disinvite
vsto uninvite
5 6.5

To tell someone they cannot come to an event they were asked to attend

is the same action but differs only in word form or spelling

Antonyms

to invite
∞ 1.0

To ask someone politely to come or take part in an event

Surface Forms

uninvite infinitive
uninvited past
uninvited past participle
uninviting present participle
uninvites third person singular

Morphology

uninvite = invite (transparent) = un + invite

Productive negating prefix 'un-' added to the verb 'invite' yields the opposite action (withdrawing or cancelling an invitation), a direct and predictable formation.

Etymology

Uninvite is made from un- meaning 'not' or 'reverse' and invite, which means 'ask to come'. So to uninvite someone is to take back an invitation and tell them they are no longer welcome.