invade

[ in-veyd ]

verb (used with object)

, in·vad·ed, in·vad·ing.

1. to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent:

   Germany invaded Poland in 1939.

   Synonyms: attack, penetrate

2. to enter like an enemy:

   Locusts invaded the fields.

   Synonyms: attack, penetrate

3. to enter as if to take possession:

   to invade a neighbor's home.

4. to enter and affect injuriously or destructively, as disease:

   viruses that invade the bloodstream.

5. to intrude upon:

   to invade the privacy of a family.

6. to encroach or infringe upon:

   to invade the rights of citizens.

7. to permeate:

   The smell of baking invades the house.

8. to penetrate; spread into or over:

   The population boom has caused city dwellers to invade the suburbs.

verb (used without object)

, in·vad·ed, in·vad·ing.

1. to make an invasion:

   troops awaiting the signal to invade.

invade

/ ɪnˈveɪd /

verb

1. to enter (a country, territory, etc) by military force
2. tr to occupy in large numbers; overrun; infest
3. tr to trespass or encroach upon (privacy, etc)
4. tr to enter and spread throughout, esp harmfully; pervade
5. (of plants, esp weeds) to become established in (a place to which they are not native)

Derived Forms

• inˈvader, noun
• inˈvadable, adjective

Other Words From

• in·vada·ble adjective
• in·vader noun
• quasi-in·vaded adjective
• rein·vade verb (used with object) reinvaded reinvading
• unin·vada·ble adjective
• unin·vaded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of invade¹

First recorded in 1485–95; from Latin invādere, from in- in- ² + vādere “to go, walk” ( wade )

Word History and Origins

Origin of invade¹

C15: from Latin invādere, from vādere to go

Example Sentences

McCarthy also said the president-elect could deal with the war in Ukraine, repeating a Trump argument that Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t invade during his first administration.

From Los Angeles Times

In Trump’s case, the plan amounts to letting Israel bomb, invade, and occupy—“whatever it takes,” as the president-elect later said.

From Slate

He said the UK should work with the US to secure Ukraine's freedom and its borders to ensure Russia "can't invade again".

From BBC

The 7 October attack saw hundreds of Hamas gunmen from Gaza invade southern Israel.

From BBC

Speaking with Tucker Carlson, an ex-Fox News anchor who recently interviewed a Holocaust denier and claimed that he was physically attacked by a “demon” — such is the state of American conservatism — Trump lambasted former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., as a “deranged person” who only dislikes him because, in his telling, he’s reluctant to invade other countries.

From Salon

Related Words

• breach
• infect
• infest
• loot
• occupy
• overrun
• penetrate
• pillage
• plunder
• raid
• ravage
• storm
• violate