invade
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invade
- /ɪnˈveɪd/
Sounds like inveighed · Rhymes with -eɪd
Where it comes from
From Latin invādō (“enter, invade”).
verb invades · invading · invaded
- To move into. Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.
- To enter by force, usually in order to conquer. Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.
- To infest or overrun. The picnic was invaded by ants.
- To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate. The king invaded the rights of the people.
- To make an unwelcome or uninvited visit or appearance, usually with an intent to cause trouble or some other unpleasant situation.
Opposite: evade
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: occupy, encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, encroach, aggression, conquer, trespass, attack, overrun, blitz, ravage, violate, invasion, rise, devastate
verb
Opposite: evade
Translations
Every language
verb to move into
| Español | invadir |
|---|---|
| Português | invadir |
| Français | envahir |
| Deutsch | eindringen, verletzen |
| Italiano | invadere |
| Русский | вторга́ться vtorgátʹsja, вто́ргнуться vtórgnutʹsja |
verb to enter by force in order to conquer
| Español | invadir |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 침입하다 chimiphada, 침략하다 chimnyakhada, 침공하다 chimgonghada |
| 日本語 | 侵略する shinryaku suru, 侵害する shingai suru, 襲う osou, 侵攻する shinkō suru |
| 中文 | 入侵 rùqīn, 侵入 qīnrù, 侵略 qīnlüè, 侵犯 qīnfàn, 侵占 qīnzhàn, 侵攻 qīngōng |
| हिन्दी | आक्रमण करना ākramaṇ karnā, हमला करना hamlā karnā |
| Português | invadir |
| Français | envahir |
| Deutsch | überfallen, einmarschieren, einfallen |
| Italiano | invadere |
| Ελληνικά | εισβάλλω eisvállo |
| Română | a invada |
| Русский | вторга́ться vtorgátʹsja, вто́ргнуться vtórgnutʹsja, оккупи́ровать okkupírovatʹ, напада́ть napadátʹ, напа́сть napástʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | xâm lược, xâm chiếm, xâm lăng |
| العربية | غَزَا ḡazā, اِجْتاحَ ijtāḥa |
| עברית | פָּלַשׁ palásh |
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title = {invade},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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