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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)
Derived Forms
- inˈvader, noun
- inˈvadable, adjective
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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of invade1
Example Sentences
Yoon said he witnessed how authorities "invaded" his home's security perimeter with fire equipment.
And he didn’t raise the prospect of invading Greenland or Panama unprompted.
When I ask about President-elect Trump buying or invading Greenland, he chuckles at first.
On one side were campaigners concerned about providing protection, on the other, fierce lobbying from the tech companies against straying into censorship or invading people's privacy.
But in the event of an infection or other trauma, the amyloid beta can’t distinguish between the invading pathogens and the host brain cells, and it may end up attacking both.
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