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invade en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈveɪd/
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Etymology

From Latin invādō (“enter, invade”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To move into.
   • Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.
   • Which becomes a body, and doth then invade / The state of life, out of the griesly shade. 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 37:
2. (transitive) To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.
   • “This is the competition,” Ryan said. “And if we can’t have a national conversation about the red China communist government trying to displace us, looking the other way when Russia invades Ukraine and trying to outfox us at every turn … then we’re all going to be speaking Mandarin in 10 or 15 years.” 2022 April 30, Dan Merica, “A tough state in a tough year: Tim Ryan looks to overcome Democratic headwinds in Ohio”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 May 2022:
   • Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.
   • And this year, some of the granite facades have a new addition - the blue and yellow of the flag of Ukraine. It's hardly surprising to see the Scots, a nation more attuned to independence than some, showing solidarity with a country brutally invaded by Russia. 2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 75:
   • […] Polycrates' encomium on mice dwelt upon their service to the Egyptians in gnawing the bowstrings and shield handles of invading enemies, while Philostratus, praising hair, gave examples of long-haired heroes at Troy. Appion's praise of adultery recalls the love affairs of Zeus and other gods, and Libanus stresses the good parentage of Thersites, ugliest of the Greeks who fought against Troy. But for all their diversity of individual arguments, the overall pattern for these playful or "adoxographic" works remains that of the serious encomium, and their subject matter can conveniently be grouped under the three broad headings of vice, disease, and animals. 2014, Annette H. Tomarken, The Smile of Truth: The French Satirical Eulogy and Its Antecedents, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, pages 6–7:
   • When a typical gaffe has him invading the Beagle and trying to rob Charles Darwin (David Tennant), he learns that his beloved “parrot” Polly is actually a dodo bird. 2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits”, in The Onion AV Club:
   • After shaking off a pre-dawn counterattack on Tinian Monday, the American forces that invaded that island Sunday broadened and deepened their hold. Heavy casualties were inflicted on the Japanese in breaking up the attack and five enemy tanks destroyed. 1944 July 26 [1944 July 25], “Yank Forces Join on Shore Of Apra Harbor”, in The Washington Post, number 24,877, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 7:
3. (transitive) To infest or overrun.
   • The picnic was invaded by ants.
4. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.
   • There are only two ways to remedy the mute-swan situation: Pay people to locate nests and addle their eggs (addling means shaking each egg hard to kill the embryo inside; if you smash the eggs, the birds will lay replacements, but swans will sit on addled eggs and not lay more), or authorized licensed hunters to shoot the birds. Addling is not only time consuming and expensive, but it's also dangerous because swans regard people who invade their nesting territory as just a larger kind of raccoon. 2002 July, George Reiger, “More Bad News on Big Birds”, in Field & Stream, volume CVII, number 3, New York, N.Y.: Times Mirror Magazines, →ISSN, page 56:
   • The king invaded the rights of the people.
5. To make an unwelcome or uninvited visit or appearance, usually with an intent to cause trouble or some other unpleasant situation.

Forms

Antonyms

evade (antonym(s) of “move into”)

Deriveds

noninvaded · invadee · invadosome · invader · bioinvade · invadable · uninvaded · counterinvade · noninvading · coinvade · reinvade

Relateds

in-#Related terms (See also)

Translations (198)

vi xâm lăng (to enter by force in order to conquer) · az işğal etmək (to enter by force in order to conquer) · de überfallen (to enter by force in order to conquer) · uk вдира́тися (to move into) · nb invadere (to enter by force in order to conquer) · hu megszáll (to enter by force in order to conquer) · hu ellep (to infest or overrun) · tg забт кардан (to enter by force in order to conquer) · tg ҳамла кардан (to enter by force in order to conquer) · hu elözönöl (to infest or overrun) · bg нахлу́вам (to move into) · th บุกรุก (to enter by force in order to conquer) · be уварва́цца (to move into) · kk басып алу (to enter by force in order to conquer) · nl binnenvallen (to enter by force in order to conquer) · bg нахлу́вам (to enter by force in order to conquer) · fa-ira تَجاوُز کَرْدَن (to enter by force in order to conquer) · cmn 侵犯 (to enter by force in order to conquer) · fa-ira یورِش بُرْدَن (to enter by force in order to conquer) · it infestare (to infest or overrun) · hu elfoglal (to enter by force in order to conquer) · vi xâm lược (to enter by force in order to conquer) · hu megrohan (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ang swogan (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ar غَزَا (to enter by force in order to conquer) · he פָּלַשׁ (to enter by force in order to conquer) · la introeō (to move into) · sh у̀пасти (to enter by force in order to conquer) · sl napadati (to enter by force in order to conquer) · uk вто́ргнутися (to enter by force in order to conquer) · gl invadir (to infest or overrun) · ru оккупи́ровать (to enter by force in order to conquer) · hu rátör (to enter by force in order to conquer) · tk zabt etmek (to enter by force in order to conquer) · lv iebrukt (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ka შემოსევა (to enter by force in order to conquer) · mi kōwaowao (to infest or overrun) · gl invadir (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ru порази́ть (to infest or overrun) · uz tajovuz qilmoq (to enter by force in order to conquer) · cy goresgyn (to enter by force in order to conquer) · pl zająć (to enter by force in order to conquer) · bn আক্রমণ করা (to enter by force in order to conquer) · da oversvømme (to infest or overrun) · fa-ira ایلْغار کَرْدَن (to enter by force in order to conquer) · it invadere (to enter by force in order to conquer) · mk нападне (to enter by force in order to conquer) · fi hyökätä (to infest or overrun) · cs napadnout (to enter by force in order to conquer) · uk напа́сти (to enter by force in order to conquer) · pt invadir (to move into) · az zəbt etmək (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ar اِجْتاحَ (to enter by force in order to conquer) · be напа́сці (to enter by force in order to conquer) · bo བཙན་འཛུལ་བྱས (to enter by force in order to conquer) · cmn 侵占 (to enter by force in order to conquer) · eu inbaditu (to enter by force in order to conquer) · sl napasti (to enter by force in order to conquer) · tg ҳуҷум кардан (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ru напа́сть (to enter by force in order to conquer) · cs napadat (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ja 侵略する (to enter by force in order to conquer) · la incursō (to enter by force in order to conquer) · bg нахлу́я (to enter by force in order to conquer) · km លុក (to enter by force in order to conquer) · es invadir (to infest or overrun) · yi באַפֿאַלן (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ru вто́ргнуться (to move into) · uz tajovuz etmoq (to enter by force in order to conquer) · mn довтлох (to enter by force in order to conquer) · gl invadir (to move into) · pt invadir (to infest or overrun) · uz bosib olmoq (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ru вторга́ться (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ko 침공하다 (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ro a invada (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ang geondswogan (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ja 襲う (to enter by force in order to conquer) · cs vtrhnout (to enter by force in order to conquer) · it invadere (to infest or overrun) · bg поразя́вам (to infest or overrun) · lt įpulti (to enter by force in order to conquer) · mn халдах (to enter by force in order to conquer) · sh у̀падати (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ru напада́ть (to enter by force in order to conquer) · lo ບຸກລຸກ (to enter by force in order to conquer) · be урыва́цца (to enter by force in order to conquer) · hu lerohan (to enter by force in order to conquer) · kk басып кіру (to enter by force in order to conquer) · da krænke (to move into) · sk napadnúť (to enter by force in order to conquer) · da invadere (to enter by force in order to conquer) · pt invadir (to enter by force in order to conquer) · uk захо́плювати (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ja 侵害する (to enter by force in order to conquer) · da invadere (to infest or overrun) · sv invadera (to move into) · cmn 侵攻 (to enter by force in order to conquer) · sh nàpasti (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ko 침입하다 (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ka შესევა (to enter by force in order to conquer) · de einfallen (to enter by force in order to conquer) · sh ùpasti (to enter by force in order to conquer) · it invadere (to move into) · pl najechać (to enter by force in order to conquer) · lt įsibrauti (to move into) · nl aanvallen (to enter by force in order to conquer) · da overfalde (to enter by force in order to conquer) · hu beözönlik (to infest or overrun) · es invadir (to enter by force in order to conquer) · sv överfalla (to enter by force in order to conquer) · grc εἰσβάλλω (to enter by force in order to conquer) · hu betör (to move into) · sh на̀пасти (to enter by force in order to conquer) · mi popoki (to infest or overrun) · hy ներխուժել (to enter by force in order to conquer) · da invadere (to move into) · tk çozmak (to enter by force in order to conquer) · mi poki (to infest or overrun) · be напада́ць (to enter by force in order to conquer) · mk напаѓа (to enter by force in order to conquer) · de verletzen (to move into) · nb overfalle (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ca envair (to move into) · ka ჩარევა (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ky басып алуу (to enter by force in order to conquer) · uk окупува́ти (to enter by force in order to conquer) · fr envahir (to move into) · be уварва́цца (to enter by force in order to conquer) · bg завладе́я (to enter by force in order to conquer) · bg завладя́вам (to enter by force in order to conquer) · pl najeżdżać (to enter by force in order to conquer) · bg напа́дам (to enter by force in order to conquer) · is ráðast (to enter by force in order to conquer) · id menginvasi (to enter by force in order to conquer) · uk вде́ртися (to enter by force in order to conquer) · sh на̀падати (to enter by force in order to conquer) · gl infestar (to infest or overrun) · tt басып керү (to enter by force in order to conquer) · vi xâm chiếm (to enter by force in order to conquer) · tg таҷовуз кардан (to enter by force in order to conquer) · hu eláraszt (to infest or overrun) · mi maoho (to move into) · nrf envahi (to enter by force in order to conquer) · tt бәреп керү (to enter by force in order to conquer) · fi tunkeutua (to move into) · fa-ira حَمْلِه کَرْدَن (to enter by force in order to conquer) · fa-ira تاخْتَن (to enter by force in order to conquer) · cmn 入侵 (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ca envair (to enter by force in order to conquer) · lad envaír (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ru вто́ргнуться (to enter by force in order to conquer) · hu behatol (to move into) · bg напа́дна (to enter by force in order to conquer) · pl napaść (to enter by force in order to conquer) · km រុករាន (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ko 침략하다 (to enter by force in order to conquer) · sk vtrhnúť (to enter by force in order to conquer) · de eindringen (to move into) · ja 侵攻する (to enter by force in order to conquer) · mi whakaekeeke (to enter by force in order to conquer) · pl napadać (to enter by force in order to conquer) · pl zajmować (to enter by force in order to conquer) · pt infestar (to infest or overrun) · sh ùpadati (to enter by force in order to conquer) · et sisse tungima (to enter by force in order to conquer) · hi आक्रमण करना (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ur حَمْلَہ کَرْنا (to enter by force in order to conquer) · tr istila etmek (to enter by force in order to conquer) · uz bostirib kirmoq (to enter by force in order to conquer) · hi हमला करना (to enter by force in order to conquer) · sq pushtoj (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ug تاجاۋۇز قىلماق (to enter by force in order to conquer) · be урыва́цца (to move into) · sh nàpadati (to enter by force in order to conquer) · eo invadi (to enter by force in order to conquer) · el εισβάλλω (to enter by force in order to conquer) · cmn 侵略 (to enter by force in order to conquer) · la invādō (to move into) · bg поразя́ (to infest or overrun) · fi hyökätä (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ru вторга́ться (to move into) · uk вторга́тися (to enter by force in order to conquer) · sq zaptoj (to enter by force in order to conquer) · uk напада́ти (to enter by force in order to conquer) · es invadir (to move into) · uk захопи́ти (to enter by force in order to conquer) · uk вдира́тися (to enter by force in order to conquer) · sv invadera (to enter by force in order to conquer) · ru поража́ть (to infest or overrun) · bg нахлу́я (to move into) · cmn 侵入 (to enter by force in order to conquer) · hu ráront (to enter by force in order to conquer) · fr envahir (to enter by force in order to conquer) · hu betolakodik (to move into) · de einmarschieren (to enter by force in order to conquer) · uk вде́ртися (to move into) · hu benyomul (to move into)