What does Invade mean?
Definitions for Invade
ɪnˈveɪdin·vade
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Invade.
Princeton's WordNet
invade, occupyverb
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
"Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
intrude on, invade, obtrude upon, encroach uponverb
to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate
"This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
invade, overrun, infestverb
occupy in large numbers or live on a host
"the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
invadeverb
penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way
"The cancer had invaded her lungs"
Wiktionary
invadeverb
To move into.
Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.
invadeverb
To enter by force in order to conquer.
Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.
invadeverb
To infest or overrun.
The picnic was invaded by ants.
Etymology: From in-, "in", "into", + vādō, "I go", "I rush".
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To INVADEverb
Etymology: invado, Latin.
He will invade them with troops. Hab. iii. 16.
Should he invade any part of their country, he would soon see that nation up in arms. Richard Knolles.
With dang'rous expedition they invade
Heav'n, whose high walls fear no assault. John Milton.Thy race in times to come
Shall spread the conquests of imperial Rome;
Rome, whose ascending tow'rs shall heav'n invade,
Involving earth and ocean in her shade. John Dryden, Æn.Encouraged with success, he invades the province of philosophy. Dryden.
In vain did nature's wise command
Divide the waters from the land,
If daring ships, and men prophane,
Invade th' inviolable main. Dryden.There shall be sedition among men, and invading one another; they shall not regard their kings. 2 Esdr. xv. 16.
Thou think'st 'tis much, that this contentious storm
Invades us to the skin; so 'tis to thee:
But where the greater malady is fix'd,
The lesser is scarce felt. William Shakespeare, King Lear.Your foes are such, as they, not you, have made;
And virtue may repel, though not invade. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Invade
An invasion is a military offensive in which large numbers of combatants of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory owned by another such entity, generally with the objective of either: conquering; liberating or re-establishing control or authority over a territory; forcing the partition of a country; altering the established government or gaining concessions from said government; or a combination thereof. An invasion can be the cause of a war, be a part of a larger strategy to end a war, or it can constitute an entire war in itself. Due to the large scale of the operations associated with invasions, they are usually strategic in planning and execution.
ChatGPT
invade
To invade is to enter or occupy a place or area, especially in large numbers, often with force or without permission, with the intention of taking control or causing harm. This term is often used in the context of military actions but can also refer to pests, diseases or even privacy intrusions.
Webster Dictionary
Invadeverb
to go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress
Invadeverb
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
Invadeverb
to attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people
Invadeverb
to grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue
Invadeverb
to make an invasion
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Invade
in-vād′, 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. [Fr.,—L. invadĕre, invasum—in, in, vadĕre, to go.]
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British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Invade' in Verbs Frequency: #1102
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Invade in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Invade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Invade in a Sentence
We do not want a foreign government [ to ] invade our country, if we need an incursion, it has to be by Venezuelan soldiers who really want to free Venezuela.
I plan on continuing to be a big thorn in the side of big government who wants to invade your privacy, and I'm going to do everything I can to try to stop it.
Well, I think, historically, it's a big issue because this is the first time a former president's home has ever been invaded. Secondly, it's important because it looks like there's political bias, and the people, in the people that decided to do it. Because you have a whole opposite of what they did with Hillary Clinton, with her e-mails, and they were compromised, and she destroyed some property, and nothing was done, and they negotiated with her, but they didn't invade her home. So what's different now?
It is time for us to do what we have been doing. And that time is every day. Every day it is time for us to agree that there are things and tools that are available to us, ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine. So basically, that's wrong.
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.
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- غزاArabic
- envairCatalan, Valencian
- oversvømme, invadere, krænkeDanish
- überfallen, eindringen, einmarschieren, verletzenGerman
- εισβαλλειGreek
- invadiEsperanto
- invadirSpanish
- tunkeutua, hyökätäFinnish
- envahirFrench
- megrohanHungarian
- menyerbuIndonesian
- invadereItalian
- 侵害, 侵略, 襲うJapanese
- 침입하다Korean
- invadir, infestarPortuguese
- нападать, вторгаться, оккупировать, напасть, вторгнутьсяRussian
- invaderaSwedish
- บุกรุกThai
- istila etmekTurkish
- вторгнутисяUkrainian
- xâm lược, xâm chiếmVietnamese
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