'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'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adopt,
- advance upon,
- appropriate,
- arrogate,
- assume,
- barge in,
- beset,
- board,
- break bounds,
- break in,
- break in upon,
- burst in,
- butt in,
- charge in,
- come between,
- crash,
- crash in,
- crash the gates,
- crawl with,
- creep in,
- creep with,
- crowd in,
- cut in,
- edge in,
- elbow in,
- encroach,
- entrench,
- escalade,
- foist in,
- foray,
- go too far,
- horn in,
- impinge,
- impose,
- impose on,
- impose upon,
- infest,
- infiltrate,
- infringe,
- inroad,
- insinuate,
- interfere,
- interlope,
- interpose,
- intervene,
- intrude,
- inundate,
- irrupt,
- know no bounds,
- make a raid,
- make an inroad,
- obtrude,
- overrun,
- overspread,
- overstep,
- overstep the bounds,
- overswarm,
- overwhelm,
- plague,
- play God,
- press in,
- pretend to,
- push in,
- put on,
- put upon,
- raid,
- ravage,
- rush in,
- scale,
- scale the walls,
- seize,
- slink in,
- slip in,
- smash in,
- sneak in,
- squeeze in,
- steal in,
- storm,
- storm in,
- swarm,
- swarm with,
- take by storm,
- take over,
- throng in,
- thrust in,
- transgress,
- trench,
- trespass,
- usurp,
- work in,
- worm in