verb (used with object) 1.to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent: Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
2.to enter like an enemy: Locusts invaded the fields.
3.to enter as if to take
possession:
to invade a neighbor's home. 4.to enter and affect injuriously or destructively, as disease: viruses that invade the bloodstream.
5.to intrude upon: to invade the privacy of a family.
6.to encroach or infringe upon: to invade the rights of citizens.
7.to permeate: The smell of baking invades the house.
8.to penetrate; spread into or over: The population boom has caused city dwellers to invade the suburbs.
verb (used without object) 9.to make an
invasion:
troops awaiting the signal to invade.
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Origin: 1485–95; <
Latin invādere, equivalent to
in- in-2 +
vādere to go; see
wade Related forms in·vad·a·ble, adjective
in·vad·er, noun
qua·si-in·vad·ed, adjective
re·in·vade, verb (used with object), re·in·vad·ed, re·in·vad·ing.
un·in·vad·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. penetrate, attack.