invade
11invade — 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… …
12invade — in|vade [ ın veıd ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take or send an army into another country in order to get control of it: The island was invaded during the war. They received information that the Americans were preparing to invade. 2 …
13invade — [[t]ɪnve͟ɪd[/t]] invades, invading, invaded 1) VERB To invade a country means to enter it by force with an army. [V n] In autumn 1944 the allies invaded the Italian mainland at Anzio and Salerno... [V ing] When the Romans and later the Normans… …
14invade — verb 1 (I, T) to enter a country, town, or area using military force, in order to take control of it: Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. 2 (T) to go into a place in large numbers, especially when you are not wanted: Every summer the town is invaded… …
15invade — [c]/ɪnˈveɪd / (say in vayd) verb (invaded, invading) –verb (t) 1. to enter as an enemy; go into with hostile intent: Caesar invaded Britain. 2. to enter like an enemy: locusts invaded the fields. 3. (of a disease, etc.) to enter, as to cause… …
16invade — verb Invade is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑alien, ↑army, ↑troops Invade is used with these nouns as the object: ↑country, ↑dream, ↑mind, ↑neighbour, ↑pitch, ↑privacy, ↑territory, ↑ …
17invade — in|vade [ınˈveıd] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: invadere, from vadere to go ] 1.) [I and T] to enter a country, town, or area using military force, in order to take control of it ▪ The Romans invaded Britain 2000 years ago. 2.) [T] to go… …
18invade — transitive verb (invaded; invading) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin invadere, from in + vadere to go more at wade Date: 15th century 1. to enter for conquest or plunder 2. to encroach upon ; infringe 3. a. to spread over or into as if… …
19invade — verb a) To move into. Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a persons privacy. b) To enter by force in order to conquer. Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982. See Also …
20invade — in·vade in vād vt, in·vad·ed; in·vad·ing 1) to enter and spread within either normally (as in development) or abnormally (as in infection) often with harmful effects <protect the body from invading viruses> <branches of a nerve invade… …
