'Invade' definitions:

Definition of 'invade'

From: WordNet
verb
March aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" [syn: invade, occupy]
verb
To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy" [syn: intrude on, invade, obtrude upon, encroach upon]
verb
Occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North" [syn: invade, overrun, infest]
verb
Penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The cancer had invaded her lungs"

Definition of 'Invade'

From: GCIDE
  • Invade \In*vade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Invaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Invading.] [L. invadere, invasum; pref. in- in + vadere to go, akin to E. wade: cf. OF. invader, F. envahir. See Wade.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Which becomes a body, and doth then invade The state of life, out of the grisly shade. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Such an enemy Is risen to invade us. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.
  • Syn: To attack; assail; encroach upon. See Attack. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Invade'

From: GCIDE
  • Invade \In*vade"\, v. i. To make an invasion. --Brougham. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'invade'

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