352 Flashcards
Fig. an intrusion that results in the loss of privacy.
Your invasion of my privacy is not welcome! The athlete complained about the invasion of his privacy by the press.
Invasion of Privacy
to attack someone or something verbally.
Why must you always inveigh against Dan whenever I mention his name? Stop inveighing against the government all the time.
inveigh against
to coax or trick someone into doing something.
We tried to inveigle her into
attending, but she caught on to us. I was inveigled into doing it.
inveigle into
to deceive someone into giving something up.
Are you trying to inveigle me out of my money? I was inveigled out of my money by a common thief
inveigle out of
to get something away from someone, usually by deception or persuasion.
They inveigled a large donation out of Mrs. Smith. The crooks tried to inveigle a fortune out of the old lady
inveigle out of
to put resources into someone or something in hopes of increasing the value of the person or thing. (The emphasis is on the act of investing.)
We invested in Tom, and we have every right to expect a lot from him. She invested in junk bonds heavily.
invest in
Fig. to put one’s time, effort, or energy into a project.
Mary invests her time in charity work. I invested five weeks of my time building this model ship.
invest -someone’s- time in
to endow someone with something, such as power or privilege.
The constitution invests the vice president with the authority to act on the president’s behalf in certain conditions. The state has invested me with the authority to unite this couple in marriage.
invest with
to put money, time, effort, etc., into someone or something, hoping for
a return.
We will invest time and effort in Fred and make him into a recording star. Sharon invested a lot of money in the stock market
invest in (0)
to place power or authority under
control of someone or something.
The constitution has invested certain powers in the federal government and left the rest to the states. The law invests the power to arrest criminals in the sheriff’s department
invest in
to bid or request someone to enter a place.
Don’t leave Dan out there in the rain. Invite him into the house! Oh, do invite in the children!
invite into and into in
to ask someone out on a date.
I would love to invite you out sometime. If I did, would you go? Has he ever invited out a girl on a date?
invite out
to bid or request someone to come to one’s house for something, such as a meal, party, chat, cards, etc.
Let’s invite Tony and Nick over for dinner. Let’s invite over some new people
invite over (for)
to bid or request someone to come to an event.
Shall we invite Sally to the party?
I didn’t invite her. She invited herself to this affair
invite to
to call something, such as judgment, power, wrath of God, etc., to deal with someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.)
The duke invoked the wrath of God upon his enemies—to no avail. Walter invoked divine assistance on the proceedings, which weren’t going very well.
invoke up(on)
