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Disinvite vs Disinvited - What's the difference?

disinvite | disinvited |

As verbs the difference between disinvite and disinvited

is that disinvite is to cancel an invitation to while disinvited is (disinvite).

disinvite

English

Verb

(disinvit)
  • To cancel an invitation to.
  • * {{quote-news, year=1988, date=May 6, author=Robert McClory, title=The Divine Right, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Edwina Gately, a lay missionary who works with prostitutes in Chicago, was recently "disinvited " from delivering homilies at two parishes after the pastors received conservative complaints. }}

    Usage notes

    * The prefix (dis-) gives a more negative implication to (disinvite) than the neutral implication (un-) gives to (uninvite). One might "univite" guests because one had more than an anticipated number of acceptances. One might "disinvite" someone for a reason specific to the person.

    Synonyms

    * (to cancel an invitation) uninvite

    disinvited

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disinvite)

    • disinvite

    English

    Verb

    (disinvit)
  • To cancel an invitation to.
  • * {{quote-news, year=1988, date=May 6, author=Robert McClory, title=The Divine Right, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Edwina Gately, a lay missionary who works with prostitutes in Chicago, was recently "disinvited " from delivering homilies at two parishes after the pastors received conservative complaints. }}

    Usage notes

    * The prefix (dis-) gives a more negative implication to (disinvite) than the neutral implication (un-) gives to (uninvite). One might "univite" guests because one had more than an anticipated number of acceptances. One might "disinvite" someone for a reason specific to the person.

    Synonyms

    * (to cancel an invitation) uninvite