invade

1. v. t. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress. Source: opted

2. v. t. 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. Source: opted

3. v. t. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as, the king invaded the rights of the people. Source: opted

4. v. t. To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue. Source: opted

5. v. i. To make an invasion. Source: opted

6. v. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation Source: wordnet

7. v. to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate Source: wordnet

8. v. occupy in large numbers or live on a host Source: wordnet

9. v. penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way Source: wordnet

10. 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. 4. To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue. Syn. -- To attack; assail; encroach upon. See Attack. To make an invasion. Brougham. Source: webster

11. To make an invasion. Brougham. Source: adambom

12. v:100 v. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation v. occupy in large numbers or live on a host v. penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way Source: ecdict

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