invade

invade
Synonyms and related words:
adopt, advance upon, appropriate, arrogate, assume, barge in, beset, board, break bounds, break in, break in upon, burst in, butt in, charge in, come between, crash, crash in, crash the gates, crawl with, creep in, creep with, crowd in, cut in, edge in, elbow in, encroach, entrench, escalade, foist in, foray, go too far, horn in, impinge, impose, impose on, impose upon, infest, infiltrate, infringe, inroad, insinuate, interfere, interlope, interpose, intervene, intrude, inundate, irrupt, know no bounds, make a raid, make an inroad, obtrude, overrun, overspread, overstep, overstep the bounds, overswarm, overwhelm, plague, play God, press in, pretend to, push in, put on, put upon, raid, ravage, rush in, scale, scale the walls, seize, slink in, slip in, smash in, sneak in, squeeze in, steal in, storm, storm in, swarm, swarm with, take by storm, take over, throng in, thrust in, transgress, trench, trespass, usurp, work in, worm in

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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

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