disinvite

verb

dis·​in·​vite (ˌ)dis-in-ˈvīt How to pronounce disinvite (audio)
disinvited; disinviting; disinvites

transitive verb

: to withdraw an invitation to

Examples of disinvite in a Sentence

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Democrats quickly seized on those comments, with House Majority PAC blasting out a series of press releases pushing Republicans in key races to denounce or disinvite Johnson over the comments. Andrew Solender, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024 Oh — and the duke is disinvited from the queen’s jubilee celebrations. Jack King, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024 Russia and Belarus were both disinvited from the ceremonies over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and campaigners had hoped Nagasaki and Hiroshima would similarly exclude Israel. Yumi Asada, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024 Russia and Belarus have both been disinvited over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and campaigners had hoped Nagasaki and Hiroshima - which both suffered the horror unleashed by nuclear weapons at the end of World War II – would do the same. Chris Lau, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disinvite 

Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of disinvite was in 1580

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“Disinvite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinvite. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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