"disinvite" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌdɪsɪnˈvaɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disinvite.wav [Southern-England] Forms: disinvites [present, singular, third-person], disinviting [participle, present], disinvited [participle, past], disinvited [past]
Etymology: dis- + invite Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|invite}} dis- + invite Head templates: {{en-verb}} disinvite (third-person singular simple present disinvites, present participle disinviting, simple past and past participle disinvited)
  1. (transitive) To cancel an invitation to (someone). Tags: transitive Synonyms (to cancel an invitation): uninvite
    Sense id: en-disinvite-en-verb-j3AtCHT6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2024 February 8, Philip Oltermann, “Berlin international film festival disinvites AfD politicians from gala”, in The Guardian, →ISSN",
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        "(transitive) To cancel an invitation to (someone)."
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