English Dictionary
Definition of “invade”
invade (ɪnˈveɪd
)
Definitions
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)
Alternative Forms
inˈvadable adjective inˈvader noun Word Origin
C15: from Latin invādere, from vādere to go
Synonyms
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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
Translations
- British English:
invade
To invade a country means to enter it by force with an army.The army invaded the area last week.ɪnˈveɪd VERB The army invaded the area last week.
- Spanish:
invadir
v
- French:
envahir
vt
- German:
eindringen
v
- Chinese: 入侵 v
- Arabic: يَغْزُو v
- Portuguese: invadir v
- Russian: вторгаться v
- Croatian: nahrupiti v
- Czech: napadnout v napadat
- Danish: invadere v
- Dutch: binnenvallen v
- Finnish: hyökätä maahan v
- Greek: εισβάλλω v
- Italian: invadere v
- Japanese: 侵略する v
- Korean: 침략하다 v
- Norwegian: invadere v
- Polish: najechać v najeżdżać
- Brazilian Portuguese: invadir v
- European Spanish:
invadir
v
- Swedish: invadera v
- Thai: บุกรุก v
- Turkish: işgal etmek v
- Vietnamese: xâm lược v
Usage examples
He feared, he feared: the Greeks wouldn't go, and the Turks would invade.
Harvey, John, Coup d'Etat (1986)Far from bringing the Bush administration together, the plans to invade Iraq seem to have ripped it apart.
Spiked (2002)The decision to invade Iraq was "no easy choice," Mr. Blair conceded.
Globe and Mail (2003)People design genes to be mobile and to invade living cells.
Independent (1999)She saw his sad eyes, the disillusioned droop of his mouth, and she felt his sadness invade her.
Pizzey, Erin, For the Love of a Stranger (1994)
