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invading definition
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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 -------------- 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 adj invading The adj invading has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. incursive, invading, invasive -- (involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war") Antonyms of adj invading 1 sense of invading Sense 1 incursive, invading, invasive INDIRECT (VIA offensive) -> defensive Similarity of adj invading 1 sense of invading Sense 1 incursive, invading, invasive => offensive (vs. defensive) Attributes of adj invading Familiarity of adj invading invading used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj invading invading 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 adj invading The adj invading has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. incursive, invading, invasive -- (involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war")
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