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invade
[ in-veyd ]
verb (used with object)
- to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent:
Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
- to enter like an enemy:
Locusts invaded the fields.
- to enter as if to take possession:
to invade a neighbor's home.
- to enter and affect injuriously or destructively, as disease:
viruses that invade the bloodstream.
- to intrude upon:
to invade the privacy of a family.
- to encroach or infringe upon:
to invade the rights of citizens.
- to permeate:
The smell of baking invades the house.
- to penetrate; spread into or over:
The population boom has caused city dwellers to invade the suburbs.
verb (used without object)
- to make an invasion:
troops awaiting the signal to invade.
invade
/ ɪnˈveɪd /
verb
- to enter (a country, territory, etc) by military force
- tr to occupy in large numbers; overrun; infest
- tr to trespass or encroach upon (privacy, etc)
- tr to enter and spread throughout, esp harmfully; pervade
- (of plants, esp weeds) to become established in (a place to which they are not native)
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Derived Forms
- inˈvader, noun
- inˈvadable, adjective
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Other Words From
- in·vada·ble adjective
- in·vader noun
- quasi-in·vaded adjective
- rein·vade verb (used with object) reinvaded reinvading
- unin·vada·ble adjective
- unin·vaded adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of invade1
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Example Sentences
When they invade new territory, populations are low, and the queen has limited mate options.
On August 9, 1969, Manson sent four of his disciples to invade the home of film director Roman Polanski, who was away on a shoot.
As they once again invade the safety of the prison that the group calls home, Rick is forced to take up the proverbial sword.
Why do celebrities complain about their privacy being invaded when they invade their own so readily?
But then the conversation turns to the question occupying all minds in Ukraine: Will Putin invade?
Mine host will no doubt be wiser inPg 50 this particular as motorists more and more invade the country.
When blown sands invade a forest and the deposit is rapidly accumulated, the trees are often buried in an undecayed condition.
Invade the land; it belongs to him whose strength or skill obtains possession of it.
Children, therefore, who invade the premises of a person without any right are trespassers like older people.
Bonaparte joined his great army on the Vistula, destined to invade Moscow.
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