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invade
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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).

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

in·vader n.

invade [ɪnˈveɪd]
vb
1. (Military) to enter (a country, territory, etc.) by military force
2. (tr) to occupy in large numbers; overrun; infest
3. (tr) to trespass or encroach upon (privacy, etc.)
4. (tr) to enter and spread throughout, esp harmfully; pervade
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants, esp weeds) to become established in (a place to which they are not native)
[from Latin invādere, from vādere to go]
invadable  adj
invader  n
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Verb1.invade - march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
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"
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"
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"

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 In 1944 the allies invaded the Italian mainland.
2. infest, swarm, overrun, flood, infect, ravage, beset, pervade, permeate, overspread Every so often the kitchen would be invaded by ants.
3. intrude on, disturb, interrupt, violate, disrupt, encroach on, trespass on, infringe on, burst in on, obtrude on I don't want to invade your privacy, but this is my job.
4. penetrate, enter, probe, pervade, permeate She felt that he had invaded her whole subconscious.
Translations
invade [ɪnˈveɪd] VT (Mil) → invadir; [+ privacy] → invadir; [+ sb's rights] → usurpar

invade [ɪnˈveɪd] vt
[enemy] [+ country] → envahir
[+ pitch] → envahir
The fans invaded the pitch → Les supporters envahirent le terrain.
(fig) [crowds, pests] [+ town, house] → envahir
Every so often the kitchen would be invaded by ants → À intervalles réguliers, la cuisine était envahie par les fourmis.

invade
vt (Mil) → einmarschieren in (+acc); (fig)überfallen, heimsuchen; privacyeindringen in (+acc), → stören; (Med) cell etcbefallen

invade [ɪnˈveɪd] vt (Mil) (gen) (fig) → invadere; (privacy, sb's rights) → violare
invade [ɪnˈveɪd] vt (Mil) (gen) (fig) → invadere; (privacy, sb's rights) → violare

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 hyökätä 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
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 hyökkääjä 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
n inˈvasion [-ʒən]
invalling غَزْو нашествие invaze invasion; angreb die Invasion εισβολή invasión sissetung تجاوز invaasio invasion פְּלִישָה आक्रमण invazija betörés, benyomulás, invázió penyerbuan innrás invasione 侵略 침략 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

invade يغزو napadnout invadere eindringen εισβάλλω invadir hyökätä maahan envahir nahrupiti invadere 侵略する 침략하다 binnenvallen invadere najechać invadir вторгаться invadera บุกรุก işgal etmek xâm lược 入侵


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