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

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Even so, every school group in last year’s parade ended up disinvited. Will Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2024 Trump disinvited China from the annual Rim of the Pacific war games in 2018: a good defensive team does not invite its most likely opponent to witness planning and practice. Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for disinvite 

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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 5 Nov. 2024.

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