Invade
[ɪn'veɪd] or [ɪn'ved]
Definition
(verb.) march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; 'Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939'.
(verb.) penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; 'The cancer had invaded her lungs'.
(verb.) occupy in large numbers or live on a host; 'the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North'.
Checker: Nanette--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress.
(v. t.) To enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a view to conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into; to attack; as, the Romans invaded Great Britain.
(v. t.) To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people.
(v. t.) To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.
(v. i.) To make an invasion.
Typed by Abe
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Attack, assail, assault.[2]. Infringe, violate, encroach upon, trench upon.
Edited by Josie
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Attack, assault, encroach, occupy, assail, violate, encroach_upon,intrude_upon, infringe_upon, trench_upon
ANT:Vacate, abandon, evacuate, relinquish
Inputed by Eleanor
Definition
v.t. to enter a country as an enemy: to attack: to encroach upon: to violate: to seize or fall upon.—ns. Invad′er; Invā′sion the act of invading: an attack: an incursion: an attack on the rights of another: an encroachment: a violation.—adj. Invā′sive making invasion: aggressive: infringing another's rights.
Edited by Abraham
Examples
- Then Prussia declared war in support of Austria, and the allied forces, under the Duke of Brunswick, prepared to invade France. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The affluence of the rich excites the indignation of the poor, who are often both driven by want, and prompted by envy to invade his possessions. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I was a poor, helpless, miserable wretch; I knew, and could distinguish, nothing; but, feeling pain invade me on all sides, I sat down and wept. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- That they should be allowed to invade the education of the elite is unspeakable. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The line of the Rio Grande was all that was necessary to hold, unless it was intended to invade Mexico from the North. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Thus ended this, the enemy's last attempt to invade the North via the Shenandoah Valley. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He invaded Gaul. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The snakes invaded her domestic apartments, and history is not clear whether Philip found in them matter for exasperation or religious awe. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Once, after three days of absence, Miss Amelia put on her bonnet, and actually invaded the Osborne house. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Sometimes we went up to London, and entered into the amusements of the busy throng; sometimes our retreat was invaded by visitors from among them. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Trajan also invaded Parthia and annexed Armenia, Assyria, and Mesopotamia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Tibet was invaded and devastated by Mangu, and Persia and Syria invaded in good earnest. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The North Sea and the English Channel have been invaded by German submarines which have made great havoc among merchant ships. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- However, supposing myself to be a minister of state, I could never give my advice for invading them. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- There is an indefinite sense that he must be invading some region of singularity, good or bad. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The supply of slave labour had fallen off because the empire was no longer an invading but an invaded power; he turned to serfdom as the remedy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In a very short time the invading army had met its Waterloo, and the lunches were safe from any further attack. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The duke issued one of the most foolish proclamations in history; he was, he said, invading France to restore the royal authority. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The house was deserted, and had been one of those assigned to the invading strangers quartered in London. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Already the Army of Northern Virginia had defeated the army under General Pope and was invading Maryland. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Heaven protect the Sepulchre when this tribe invades Jerusalem! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Typist: Lucinda