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invade
[in-veyd]
verb (used with object)
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent.
Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
Synonyms: ,to enter like an enemy.
Locusts invaded the fields.
Synonyms: ,to enter as if to take possession.
to invade a neighbor's home.
to enter and affect injuriously or destructively, as disease.
viruses that invade the bloodstream.
to intrude upon.
to invade the privacy of a family.
to encroach or infringe upon.
to invade the rights of citizens.
to permeate.
The smell of baking invades the house.
to penetrate; spread into or over.
The population boom has caused city dwellers to invade the suburbs.
verb (used without object)
to make an invasion.
troops awaiting the signal to invade.
invade
/ ÉŖ²ŌĖ±¹±šÉŖ»å /
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)
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- invadable adjective
- invader noun
- quasi-invaded adjective
- reinvade verb (used with object)
- uninvadable adjective
- uninvaded adjective
- ¾±²ŌĖ±¹²¹»å±š°ł noun
- ¾±²ŌĖ±¹²¹»å²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of invade1
Example Sentences
That is what happened after Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago, affecting people's lives around the globe.
The so-called invading force of my generation assimilated to the point where our kids are named Brandon and Ashley in all sorts of spellings.
Hegseth had already evaded inquiries about the deployment of troops to Los Angeles and the possibility of plans on invading Greenland and Panama.
Colonizers invade and drive people out or enslave, transport, enclose and imprison them while barricading off the privileged spaces they create for themselves.
"I donāt see any foreign, state-sponsored folks invading, but Iāll be mindful of the fact that there have been some border issues," he said.
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