- invade
- To make an invasion; to assault.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
invade
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invade — in·vade vt in·vad·ed, in·vad·ing 1: to encroach upon: infringe invading a constitutional right 2: to make payments out of (a fund from which payments are not ordinarily made) authorized the trustee to invade the principal for educationa … Law dictionary
Invade — In*vade , v. 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
invade — (v.) late 15c., from M.Fr. invader to invade, and directly from L. invadere to go into, enter upon; assail, assault, attack (see INVASION (Cf. invasion)). Related: invaded; invading … Etymology dictionary
invade — [in vād′] vt. invaded, invading [ME invaden < L invadere < in , in + vadere, to come, go: see WADE] 1. to enter forcibly or hostilely; come into as an enemy 2. to crowd into; throng [tourists invading the beaches] 3. to intrude upon;… … English World dictionary
Invade — In*vade , v. i. To make an invasion. Brougham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
invade — encroach, *trespass, entrench, infringe Analogous words: intrude, obtrude, butt in, interlope: *enter, penetrate, pierce, probe: *permeate, pervade, impenetrate, interpenetrate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
invade — [v] attack and encroach access, assail, assault, breach, burglarize, burst in, crash, descend upon, entrench, fall on, foray, go in, infect, infest, infringe, inroad, interfere, loot, make inroads*, maraud, meddle, muscle in*, occupy, overrun,… … New thesaurus
invade — ► VERB 1) enter (a country) as or with an army so as to subjugate or occupy it. 2) enter in large numbers, especially intrusively. 3) (of a parasite or disease) attack and spread into (an organism or bodily part). 4) encroach on: his privacy was… … English terms dictionary
invade — invadable, adj. invader, n. /in vayd /, v., invaded, invading. v.t. 1. to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent: Germany invaded Poland in 1939. 2. to enter like an enemy: Locusts invaded the fields. 3. to enter as if to take… … Universalium
invade */ — UK [ɪnˈveɪd] / US verb Word forms invade : present tense I/you/we/they invade he/she/it invades present participle invading past tense invaded past participle invaded 1) [intransitive/transitive] to take or send an army into another country in… … English dictionary
invade — in•vade [[t]ɪnˈveɪd[/t]] v. vad•ed, vad•ing 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[/ex] 3) to enter and affect injuriously or destructively: viruses that… … From formal English to slang
