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Webster 1913 Edition

Invade

In-vade′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Invaded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Invading
.]
[L.
invadere
,
invasum
; pref.
in-
in +
vadere
to go, akin to E.
wade
: cf. OF.
invader
, F.
envahir
. See
Wade
.]
1.
To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; – used of forcible or rude ingress.
[Obs.]
Which becomes a body, and doth then
invade

The state of life, out of the grisly shade.
Spenser.
2.
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
.
Such an enemy
Is risen to
invade
us.
Milton.
3.
To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate;
as, the king
invaded
the rights of the people
.
Syn. – To attack; assail; encroach upon. See
Attack
.

In-vade′

,
Verb.
I.
To make an invasion.
Brougham.

Webster 1828 Edition

Invade

INVA'DE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. invado; in and vado, to go.]
1.
To enter a country, as an army with hostile intentions; to enter as an enemy, with a view to conquest or plunder; to attack. The French armies invaded Holland in 1795. They invaded Russia and perished.
2.
To attack; to assail; to assault.
There shall be seditions among men and invading one another. 2 Esdras.
3.
To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate. The king invaded the rights and privileges of the people, and the people invaded the prerogatives of the king.
4.
To go into; a Latinism. [Not used.]
5.
To fall on; to attack; to seize; as a disease.

Definition 2024

invade

invade

English

Verb

invade ‎(third-person singular simple present invades, present participle invading, simple past and past participle invaded)

  1. (transitive) To move into.
    Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.
    • Spenser
      Which becomes a body, and doth then invade / The state of life, out of the grisly shade.
  2. (transitive) To enter by force in order to conquer.
    Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.
    • 2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club:
      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.
  3. (transitive) To infest or overrun.
    The picnic was invaded by ants.
  4. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.
    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.

Antonyms

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Translations

Italian

Verb

invade

  1. third-person singular present of invadere

Latin

Verb

invāde

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of invādō

Portuguese

Verb

invade

  1. third-person singular present indicative of invadir
  2. second-person singular imperative of invadir

Spanish

Verb

invade

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of invadir.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of invadir.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of invadir.

Etymology

From Latin invādō ‎(“enter, invade”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈveɪd/
  • Homophone: inveighed
  • Rhymes: -eɪd

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