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invade definition

invade


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  invade 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  invade 
 
  Sense  1 
  invade,  occupy 
  =>  infest,  overrun 
 
  Sense  2 
  intrude  on  invade,  obtrude  upon  encroach  upon 
  =>  foray  into  raid 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  invade 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  invade 
 
  Sense  1 
  invade,  occupy 
  =>  infest,  overrun 
 
  Sense  2 
  intrude  on  invade,  obtrude  upon  encroach  upon 
  =>  foray  into  raid 
  =>  maraud 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  invade 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  invade 
 
  4  senses  of  invade 
 
  Sense  1 
  invade,  occupy 
  =>  attack,  assail 
 
  Sense  2 
  intrude  on  invade,  obtrude  upon  encroach  upon 
  =>  enter  come  in  get  into  get  in  go  into  go  in  move  into 
 
  Sense  3 
  invade,  overrun,  infest 
  =>  inhabit,  occupy 
 
  Sense  4 
  invade 
  =>  interpenetrate,  permeate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  invade 
 
  invade  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  invade 
 
  Sense  1 
  invade,  occupy 
  =>  attack,  assail 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  intrude  on  invade,  obtrude  upon  encroach  upon 
  =>  enter  come  in  get  into  get  in  go  into  go  in  move  into 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  invade,  overrun,  infest 
  =>  inhabit,  occupy 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  invade 
  =>  interpenetrate,  permeate 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  invade 
  invader 
 
  Overview  of  verb  invade 
 
  The  verb  invade  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  invade,  occupy  --  (march  aggressively  into  another's  territory  by  military  force  for  the  purposes  of  conquest  and  occupation;  "Hitler  invaded  Poland  on  September  1,  1939") 
  2.  (4)  intrude  on  invade,  obtrude  upon  encroach  upon  --  (to  intrude  upon  infringe,  encroach  on  violate;  This  new  colleague  invades  my  territory";  "The  neighbors  intrude  on  your  privacy") 
  3.  invade,  overrun,  infest  --  (occupy  in  large  numbers  or  live  on  a  host;  "cockroaches  invaded  my  kitchen";  "Ants  overran  the  picnic  table";  "the  Kudzu  plant  infests  muchof  the  South"  and  is  spreading  to  the  North") 
  4.  invade  --  (penetrate  or  assault,  in  a  harmful  or  injurious  way  "The  cancer  had  invaded  her  lungs") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  invade 
 
  The  verb  invade  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  invade,  occupy  --  (march  aggressively  into  another's  territory  by  military  force  for  the  purposes  of  conquest  and  occupation;  "Hitler  invaded  Poland  on  September  1,  1939") 
  2.  (4)  intrude  on  invade,  obtrude  upon  encroach  upon  --  (to  intrude  upon  infringe,  encroach  on  violate;  This  new  colleague  invades  my  territory";  "The  neighbors  intrude  on  your  privacy") 
  3.  invade,  overrun,  infest  --  (occupy  in  large  numbers  or  live  on  a  host;  "cockroaches  invaded  my  kitchen";  "Ants  overran  the  picnic  table";  "the  Kudzu  plant  infests  muchof  the  South"  and  is  spreading  to  the  North") 
  4.  invade  --  (penetrate  or  assault,  in  a  harmful  or  injurious  way  "The  cancer  had  invaded  her  lungs") 



invade definition