invasiveadj.

Brit.

/ɪnˈveɪsɪv/,

/ɪnˈveɪzɪv/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈveɪsɪv/,

/ᵻnˈveɪzɪv/

Etymology: < French invasif, -ive (15–16th cent. in Godefroy), in medieval Latin invāsīvus , < invās- , participial stem of invādĕre : see -ive suffix.

1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of, invasion or attack; offensive.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > attack > invasion > [adjective]

invasive?1520

non-invasive1850

?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth xiii. f. 20^v Ingines inuasyue to his ennemies, and defensyue to his company.

1596 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent (rev. ed.) 335 Sallet, Shield, Sword, and so many other partes of defensiue and inuasiue furniture.

1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 116 Nothing so much hindereth the inuasiue ambition of this prince, as the nature of places.

1790 Ann. Reg. 1788 Hist. Europe 47/1 The first campaign of an invasive war.

1880 A. Forbes in 19th Cent. 7 219 These premisses being set down, what course of invasive action did it behove Lord Chelmsford to pursue?

a. Characterized by or addicted to invasion; invading.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > attack > invasion > [adjective] > invading

invasive1597

invading1603

invadenta1639

1597 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. f. 23 ^v Guyne and Aquitaine..Charles by inuasiue Armes againe shall take, And send the English forces o'er the Lake.

1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) 365 As of their..often fights with the inuasiue Danes.

1741 W. Shenstone Judgm. Hercules 13 If none check th' invasive foe's designs.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. ii. i. 70 He..made truce with the Hungarians, who were excessively invasive at that time.

1881 A. C. Swinburne Mary Stuart iv. i. 135 A deadlier stroke and blast of sound more dire Than noise of fleets invasive.

b. transferred and figurative.

ΚΠ

a1763 W. Shenstone Oeconomy i, in Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 286 Thy fell approach, like some invasive damp Breath'd thro' the pores of earth from Stygian caves.

1830 I. Taylor Unitarianism 127 That Christianity is essentially an invasive, espansive doctrine.

c. Pathology. Of, exhibiting, or characterized by invasiveness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > spreading or invasive

runninga1382

walkinga1398

erratic1547

accessive1575

errant1621

vagrant1656

metastatic1822

ambulant1828

aggressive1851

proliferous1874

proliferative1888

metastasizing1906

invasive1926

1926 H. T. Karsner Human Pathol. xii. 332 It is probable that nearly all tumors begin originally as a somewhat invasive growth... The invasive character depends very largely upon the multiplication of the cells in the margin of the tumor.

1948 R. A. Willis Pathol. Tumours ix. 148 While proliferation is an important factor in invasive growth, it is certainly not the only or even the most essential one.

1970 R. Passmore & J. S. Robson Compan. Med. Stud. II. xviii. 28/1 Virulence may involve invasiveness or toxigenicity; some pathogenic organisms are typically invasive, e.g. the causative organisms of typhoid fever.

1971 Brit. Med. Bull. 27 4/2 The attempt is made to relate the number of cases of carcinoma-in-situ entering a population to the number leaving it to become cases of invasive cancer.

3. Tending to intrude upon the domain or to infringe the rights of another; intrusive, encroaching.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > infringing or encroaching

usurping1574

usurpious1606

encroachinga1616

exorbitant1631

invasive1670

1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon i. iv. 150 They rather chose..to submit themselves to his invasive Government, than to acknowledge, and obey their own lawful, and natural Prince.

1724 J. Swift Some Observ. Wood's Half-pence 19 In no Manner Derogatory or Invasive of any Liberty or Privilege of the King's Subjects.

1875 H. J. S. Maine Lect. Early Hist. Inst. vi. 163 As a proceeding invasive of tribal rights and calculated to infeeble them.

1881 G. MacDonald Mary Marston xlviii Sepia found her companion distrait and he felt her a little invasive.

Draft additions December 2003

Of a plant: tending to spread prolifically or uncontrollably; encroaching upon or replacing other vegetation.

ΚΠ

1928 R. S. Troup Silvicultural Syst. ii. 13 Various invasive tropical species [of tree] which habitually spring up in quantity on recent clearings.

1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) I. 228/2 It [sc. Azolla] is apt to become too invasive if introduced to a pond outside since it increases at a remarkable rate.

1992 Canad. Gardening May 45/3 Perennials: chives, mint (often pushy and invasive), oregano, rosemary, thyme, tarragon.

2003 Observer 2 Feb. i. 6/6 The Australian swamp stonecrop, or New Zealand pygmyweed, is considered the most pernicious of the top 15 invasive plants.

Draft additions December 2005

Medicine. Designating a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure in which the skin is broken (e.g. with a surgical blade or syringe), or an instrument is introduced into a body cavity. Cf. non-invasive adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [adjective] > other miscellaneous treatments

sublimate1585

heroical1769

Perkinean1798

Perkinistic1803

heroic1818

adjuvant1834

aggressive1837

calmative1871

bacteriotherapeutic1886

mechanotherapeutic1915

inhalational1944

non-invasive1968

invasive1972

vegetablized1974

multidisciplinarian1985

1972 Amer. Jrnl. Cardiol. 29 85 Bleeding..is most often encountered at the scene of invasive procedures (venous cut-downs, needle sticks, arterial punctures, and others).

1991 Lancet 9 Mar. 580/1 Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis..a disease characterised by accumulation of surfactant in alveoli, is diagnosed on the basis of invasive biopsy procedures.

2002 S. Stacey & J. Fairley 21st Cent. Beauty Bible 116/2 A concealer..much favoured by cosmeto-dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons after invasive procedures such as facelifts.

Draft additions December 2005

inˈvasively adv. in an invasive manner.

ΚΠ

1889 Amer. Naturalist 23 970 It is absolutely necessary to determine whether these deutero-micro-organisms are simply invasively-mechanical in their action, or which of them also cause secondary infection.

1923 E. F. Smith Let. 8 Mar. in A. D. Rodgers Erwin Frink Smith (1952) xii. 559 I am in high feather this afternoon because I have discovered a paper by Dr. H. T. Deelman of Amsterdam, in which he says that tar cancer grows by apposition as well as invasively.

2002 Borneo Post 18 Nov. 15/3 (caption) The Voxar Colonscreen..is an award-winning ‘virtual colonoscopy’ that detects colorectal cancer less invasively and without the need for sedation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	invasive
释义	invasiveadj. Brit. /ɪnˈveɪsɪv/, /ɪnˈveɪzɪv/, U.S. /ᵻnˈveɪsɪv/, /ᵻnˈveɪzɪv/ Etymology: < French invasif, -ive (15–16th cent. in Godefroy), in medieval Latin invāsīvus , < invās- , participial stem of invādĕre : see -ive suffix. 1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of, invasion or attack; offensive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > invasion > [adjective] invasive?1520 non-invasive1850 ?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth xiii. f. 20^v Ingines inuasyue to his ennemies, and defensyue to his company. 1596 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent (rev. ed.) 335 Sallet, Shield, Sword, and so many other partes of defensiue and inuasiue furniture. 1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 116 Nothing so much hindereth the inuasiue ambition of this prince, as the nature of places. 1790 Ann. Reg. 1788 Hist. Europe 47/1 The first campaign of an invasive war. 1880 A. Forbes in 19th Cent. 7 219 These premisses being set down, what course of invasive action did it behove Lord Chelmsford to pursue? 2. a. Characterized by or addicted to invasion; invading. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > invasion > [adjective] > invading invasive1597 invading1603 invadenta1639 1597 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. f. 23 ^v Guyne and Aquitaine..Charles by inuasiue Armes againe shall take, And send the English forces o'er the Lake. 1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) 365 As of their..often fights with the inuasiue Danes. 1741 W. Shenstone Judgm. Hercules 13 If none check th' invasive foe's designs. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. ii. i. 70 He..made truce with the Hungarians, who were excessively invasive at that time. 1881 A. C. Swinburne Mary Stuart iv. i. 135 A deadlier stroke and blast of sound more dire Than noise of fleets invasive. b. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ a1763 W. Shenstone Oeconomy i, in Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 286 Thy fell approach, like some invasive damp Breath'd thro' the pores of earth from Stygian caves. 1830 I. Taylor Unitarianism 127 That Christianity is essentially an invasive, espansive doctrine. c. Pathology. Of, exhibiting, or characterized by invasiveness. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > spreading or invasive runninga1382 walkinga1398 erratic1547 accessive1575 errant1621 vagrant1656 metastatic1822 ambulant1828 aggressive1851 proliferous1874 proliferative1888 metastasizing1906 invasive1926 1926 H. T. Karsner Human Pathol. xii. 332 It is probable that nearly all tumors begin originally as a somewhat invasive growth... The invasive character depends very largely upon the multiplication of the cells in the margin of the tumor. 1948 R. A. Willis Pathol. Tumours ix. 148 While proliferation is an important factor in invasive growth, it is certainly not the only or even the most essential one. 1970 R. Passmore & J. S. Robson Compan. Med. Stud. II. xviii. 28/1 Virulence may involve invasiveness or toxigenicity; some pathogenic organisms are typically invasive, e.g. the causative organisms of typhoid fever. 1971 Brit. Med. Bull. 27 4/2 The attempt is made to relate the number of cases of carcinoma-in-situ entering a population to the number leaving it to become cases of invasive cancer. 3. Tending to intrude upon the domain or to infringe the rights of another; intrusive, encroaching. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > infringing or encroaching usurping1574 usurpious1606 encroachinga1616 exorbitant1631 invasive1670 1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon i. iv. 150 They rather chose..to submit themselves to his invasive Government, than to acknowledge, and obey their own lawful, and natural Prince. 1724 J. Swift Some Observ. Wood's Half-pence 19 In no Manner Derogatory or Invasive of any Liberty or Privilege of the King's Subjects. 1875 H. J. S. Maine Lect. Early Hist. Inst. vi. 163 As a proceeding invasive of tribal rights and calculated to infeeble them. 1881 G. MacDonald Mary Marston xlviii Sepia found her companion distrait and he felt her a little invasive. Draft additions December 2003 Of a plant: tending to spread prolifically or uncontrollably; encroaching upon or replacing other vegetation. ΚΠ 1928 R. S. Troup Silvicultural Syst. ii. 13 Various invasive tropical species [of tree] which habitually spring up in quantity on recent clearings. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) I. 228/2 It [sc. Azolla] is apt to become too invasive if introduced to a pond outside since it increases at a remarkable rate. 1992 Canad. Gardening May 45/3 Perennials: chives, mint (often pushy and invasive), oregano, rosemary, thyme, tarragon. 2003 Observer 2 Feb. i. 6/6 The Australian swamp stonecrop, or New Zealand pygmyweed, is considered the most pernicious of the top 15 invasive plants. Draft additions December 2005 Medicine. Designating a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure in which the skin is broken (e.g. with a surgical blade or syringe), or an instrument is introduced into a body cavity. Cf. non-invasive adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [adjective] > other miscellaneous treatments sublimate1585 heroical1769 Perkinean1798 Perkinistic1803 heroic1818 adjuvant1834 aggressive1837 calmative1871 bacteriotherapeutic1886 mechanotherapeutic1915 inhalational1944 non-invasive1968 invasive1972 vegetablized1974 multidisciplinarian1985 1972 Amer. Jrnl. Cardiol. 29 85 Bleeding..is most often encountered at the scene of invasive procedures (venous cut-downs, needle sticks, arterial punctures, and others). 1991 Lancet 9 Mar. 580/1 Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis..a disease characterised by accumulation of surfactant in alveoli, is diagnosed on the basis of invasive biopsy procedures. 2002 S. Stacey & J. Fairley 21st Cent. Beauty Bible 116/2 A concealer..much favoured by cosmeto-dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons after invasive procedures such as facelifts. Draft additions December 2005 inˈvasively adv. in an invasive manner. ΚΠ 1889 Amer. Naturalist 23 970 It is absolutely necessary to determine whether these deutero-micro-organisms are simply invasively-mechanical in their action, or which of them also cause secondary infection. 1923 E. F. Smith Let. 8 Mar. in A. D. Rodgers Erwin Frink Smith (1952) xii. 559 I am in high feather this afternoon because I have discovered a paper by Dr. H. T. Deelman of Amsterdam, in which he says that tar cancer grows by apposition as well as invasively. 2002 Borneo Post 18 Nov. 15/3 (caption) The Voxar Colonscreen..is an award-winning ‘virtual colonoscopy’ that detects colorectal cancer less invasively and without the need for sedation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1520
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