invade

in·vade  (n-vd)

v. in·vad·ed, in·vad·ing, in·vades

v.tr.

1. To enter by force in order to conquer or pillage.

2. To encroach or intrude on; violate: "The principal of the trusts could not be invaded without trustee approval" (Barbara Goldsmith).

3. To overrun as if by invading; infest: "About 1917 the shipworm invaded the harbor of San Francisco" (Rachel Carson).

4. To enter and permeate, especially harmfully.

v.intr.

To make an invasion: "The X-rays showed that the cancer, which had invaded deeply into the chest cavity, was retreating" (Zach Rosen).

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[Middle English, from Old French invader, from Latin invdere : in-, in; see in-² + vdere, to go.]

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in·vader n.

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invade

Verb

[-vading, -vaded]

1. to enter (a country or territory) by military force

2. to enter in large numbers: the town was invaded by rugby supporters

3. to disturb (privacy, etc.) [Latin invadere]

invader n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	invade - march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" occupy attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" infest, overrun - invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
	2.	invade - to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy" encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon come in, enter, get in, go in, go into, move into, get into - to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" foray into, raid - enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly"
	3.	invade - occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North" infest, overrun inhabit - be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house"
	4.	invade - penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The cancer had invaded her lungs" interpenetrate, permeate - penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"

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invade

verb 1. attack, storm, assault, capture, occupy, seize, raid, overwhelm, violate, conquer, overrun, annex, march into, assail, descend upon, infringe on, burst in on, make inroads on

verb 2. infest, swarm, overrun, flood, infect, ravage, beset, pervade, permeate, overspread

Translations

invade [ɪnˈveɪd] vt → invadir

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invade [ɪnˈveɪd] vt → envahir

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invade [ɪnˈveɪd] vt → einfallen in +acc (fig); heimsuchen

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invade [ɪnˈveɪd] vt → invadere

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invade

v invade [inˈveid]

(of an enemy) to enter (a country etc) with an army Britain was twice invaded by the Romans. inval يَغْزو завладявам napadnout invadere angreifen εισβάλλω invadir maale tungima تجاوز کردن tunkeutua maahan envahir לִפלוֹש आक्रमण करना, घुस जाना napasti lerohan, megszáll menyerbu ráðast inn í invadere 侵略する 침략하다 į (kur) įsiveržti iebrukt; iekarot; okupēt menyerbu binnenvallen invadere, overfalle dokonywać najazdu invadir a invada захватывать napadnúť napasti okupirati invadera บุกรุก istilâ etmek 侵略 вторгатися, вдиратися حملہ کرنا xâm phạm 侵略

n inˈvader

a person, or (sometimes in singular withthe) an armed force etc, that invades Our armies fought bravely against the invader(s). invallers غازٍ нашественик útočník angriber der Angreifer εισβολέας invasor vallutaja فرد یا نیروی متجاوز maahanhyökkääjä envahisseur/-euse פּוֹלֵש आक्रमण कारी napadač támadó, betolakodó penyerbu innrásaraðili invasore 侵略者 침략자 įsiveržėlis, užpuolikas iebrucējs; iekarotājs; okupants penyerbu invaller inntrenger, angriper najeźdźca invasor invadator захватчик útočník napadalec okupator invaderande fiende, angripare ผู้รุกราน istilâcı 侵略者 загарбник, окупант حملہ آور người xâm phạm 侵略者

n inˈvasion [-ʒən]

invalling غَزْو нашествие invaze invasion; angreb die Invasion εισβολή invasión sissetung تجاوز maahantunkeutuminen invasion פְּלִישָה आक्रमण invazija betörés, benyomulás, invázió penyerbuan innrás invasione 侵略 침략, 침입 užpuolimas, invazija iebrukums; iekarošana; okupācija serbuan invasie invasjon, inntrenging najazd invasão invazie вторжение invázia vdor invazija invasion การบุกรุก istilâ 侵略 навала, вторгнення چڑھائی sự xâm phạm 侵略