請しょうずる

zuru verb, transitive verb

invite; show in

Formal or literary verb for inviting someone or showing them into a place. Often used in written or polite contexts. The -zuru form is a somewhat older or more formal alternative to -jiru verbs like 請じる.

See also: 請じる

• 客きゃくを応おう接せつ間まに請しょうずる。

  Show the guest into the reception room.

• 彼かれは友ゆう人じんを自じ宅たくに請しょうじた。

  He invited his friend to his home.