Reinviting

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Extending a new or repeated invitation to encourage someone’s presence or participation; calling again for action or attendance; suggesting renewed appeal or attractiveness to join
2. Offering or requesting another invitation to someone for presence or involvement; inviting once more to engage or attend; conveying a refreshed or enhanced desire for participation
3. Renewing the request for participation or attendance by issuing an additional call; signaling a fresh invitation to be present or involved; implying increased encouragement to accept an invitation again

Etymology: "Reinviting" is the present participle of "reinvite", which is formed from the prefix "re-", meaning "again" or "anew", attached to "invite". The base word "invite" comes from Latin "invitare", meaning to summon or entice, so the new form simply adds the sense of issuing the call once more. Because "reinvite" is built transparently from two existing parts, its meaning follows directly from them: to invite a second time, or to renew an open call to someone who has already been asked, or was previously present or involved. The most useful way to see the word is as a compound of familiar pieces. The prefix "re-" is one of the most productive in English and can be attached to almost any verb to signal repetition, so "reinvite" belongs to a large family of similar formations such as "reconsider" or "reopen". The participle form "reinviting" carries that same idea into ongoing or continuing action, as in a host who is still extending a fresh call to guests.

Synonyms: inviting again, summoning again, requesting again