invade

in·vade

I0212300 (ĭn-vād′)v. in·vad·ed, in·vad·ing, in·vades v.tr.1. To enter by force in order to conquer or pillage: The Romans invaded Britain.2. To enter as if by invading; overrun or crowd: Each weekend, skiers invade the mountain town.3. To enter and proliferate in bodily tissue, as a pathogen: Bacteria have invaded the lungs.4. To encroach or intrude on; violate: invade someone's privacy.v.intr. To make an invasion: The cancer had invaded deeply into his liver.

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[Middle English, from Old French invader, from Latin invādere : in-, in; see in-² + vādere, to go.]

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in·vad′er n.

invade

(ɪnˈveɪd) vb1. (Military) to enter (a country, territory, etc) by military force2. (tr) to occupy in large numbers; overrun; infest3. (tr) to trespass or encroach upon (privacy, etc)4. (tr) to enter and spread throughout, esp harmfully; pervade5. (Botany) (of plants, esp weeds) to become established in (a place to which they are not native)[C15: from Latin invādere, from vādere to go] inˈvadable adj inˈvader n

in•vade

(ɪnˈveɪd)

v. -vad•ed, -vad•ing. v.t. 1. to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent. 2. to enter as if to take possession: to invade a neighbor's home. 3. to enter and affect injuriously or destructively: viruses that invade the bloodstream. 4. to intrude upon: to invade someone's privacy. 5. to encroach or infringe upon: to invade the rights of citizens. 6. to penetrate; spread into or over: City dwellers invaded the suburbs. v.i. 7. to make an invasion. [1485–95; < Latin invādere=in- in-² + vādere to advance, go] in•vad′er, n.

invade

Past participle: invaded
Gerund: invading

Imperative
invade
invade

Present
I invade
you invade
he/she/it invades
we invade
you invade
they invade

Preterite
I invaded
you invaded
he/she/it invaded
we invaded
you invaded
they invaded

Present Continuous
I am invading
you are invading
he/she/it is invading
we are invading
you are invading
they are invading

Present Perfect
I have invaded
you have invaded
he/she/it has invaded
we have invaded
you have invaded
they have invaded

Past Continuous
I was invading
you were invading
he/she/it was invading
we were invading
you were invading
they were invading

Past Perfect
I had invaded
you had invaded
he/she/it had invaded
we had invaded
you had invaded
they had invaded

Future
I will invade
you will invade
he/she/it will invade
we will invade
you will invade
they will invade

Future Perfect
I will have invaded
you will have invaded
he/she/it will have invaded
we will have invaded
you will have invaded
they will have invaded

Future Continuous
I will be invading
you will be invading
he/she/it will be invading
we will be invading
you will be invading
they will be invading

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been invading
you have been invading
he/she/it has been invading
we have been invading
you have been invading
they have been invading

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been invading
you will have been invading
he/she/it will have been invading
we will have been invading
you will have been invading
they will have been invading

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been invading
you had been invading
he/she/it had been invading
we had been invading
you had been invading
they had been invading

Conditional
I would invade
you would invade
he/she/it would invade
we would invade
you would invade
they would invade

Past Conditional
I would have invaded
you would have invaded
he/she/it would have invaded
we would have invaded
you would have invaded
they would have invaded

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	invade - march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"occupyattack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"infest, overrun - invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
	2.	invade - to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude uponcome in, enter, get in, go in, go into, move into, get into - to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"foray into, raid - enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly"
	3.	invade - occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"infest, overruninhabit - be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house"
	4.	invade - penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The cancer had invaded her lungs"interpenetrate, permeate - penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"

invade

verb1. attack, storm, assault, capture, occupy, seize, raid, overwhelm, violate, conquer, overrun, annex, march into, assail, descend upon, infringe on, burst in on, make inroads on In 1944 the allies invaded the Italian mainland.2. infest, swarm, overrun, flood, infect, ravage, beset, pervade, permeate, overspread Every so often the kitchen would be invaded by ants.3. intrude on, disturb, interrupt, violate, disrupt, encroach on, trespass on, infringe on, burst in on, obtrude on I don't want to invade your privacy, but this is my job.4. penetrate, enter, probe, pervade, permeate She felt that he had invaded her whole subconscious.

invade

verbTo enter so as to attack, plunder, destroy, or conquer:foray, overrun, raid.

Translations

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invade

(inˈveid) verb (of an enemy) to enter (a country etc) with an army. Britain was twice invaded by the Romans. 侵略 侵略inˈvader noun a person, or (sometimes in singular with the) an armed force etc, that invades. Our armies fought bravely against the invader(s). 侵略者 侵略者inˈvasion (-ʒən) noun 侵略 侵略

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