invite vs fire

invite and fire both are nouns.

invite and fire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
invite	Yes	No	Yes	No
fire	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fire is a hypernym of invite; that is, fire is a word with a broader meaning than invite:

invite: increase the likelihood of
fire: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Other hypernyms of invite include arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, kindle, provoke, raise.

invite (noun)	fire (noun)
a colloquial expression for invitation	the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
	a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
	intense adverse criticism
	the event of something burning (often destructive)
	a severe trial
	feelings of great warmth and intensity
	the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
	fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
	once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile

invite (verb)	fire (verb)
ask someone in a friendly way to do something	bake in a kiln so as to harden
request the participation or presence of	destroy by fire
ask to enter	start or maintain a fire in
express willingness to have in one's home or environs	become ignited
give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting	cause to go off
increase the likelihood of	start firing a weapon
invite someone to one's house	go off or discharge
have as a guest	generate an electrical impulse
	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
	drive out or away by or as if by fire
	provide with fuel
	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Difference between invite and fire

Words related to "fire"

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